Why can't I extend Partition?!

[Jordan L.]

I've had a similiar problem to that a few times. It's the Harddrive. Try JUST FORMATTING TO FAT32 through a partition manager cd. Just anything that will let you Format it in FAT32. Not the Windows 7 disc, because that installs it after and formats in NTFS. For example:

*Boot Partition Manage Disc*
Format: Blahh with FAT32.
*exit.*

If it then says on bootup "No bootable devices found", then you've done it. From then on just install Windows 7 again on that drive and it will all work. I promise.

[DAMINK™]

Windows7 can deal with this. I have done it myself only yesterday or the day before.

[Extasey]

Weird man. I seriously dont know. Hmmmm i assume its a new harddrive or newish being a 1tb so yea weird.
Why did you not establish each partition properly when you installed and also have you tried to create them from windows disk after install? I mean put the disk in again. Boot off it and go through the process then delete and create at the install point. (nothing will be lost)

Its a very new disc. 3 weeks maximum.
I clicked the wrong partition, so it installed to the data one. Then I did it again, twice :\. I thought it would be easier this way... obviously not!

So trilo- your telling me that I should format the disc to FAT then reboot, and install to that disc, overwriting the FAT and making it NTFS again?

[DAMINK™]

At this point if it was my pc i would put in a live linux disk and deal with the partitions from that.

[Extasey]

I think this is what I'll do for now.
Plug in an oldish HDD, that I don't have plugged in now for debugging reasons (was too lazy to plug in straight away)
Grab the data off that in safe mode, install it to the oldish drive, then use the TB as a Data disc, no partitioning. I'll see if I still get the problem, and if I do I'll get a distro... do you think thats a good idea? This will also prove its my HDD

[Jordan L.]

Its a very new disc. 3 weeks maximum.
I clicked the wrong partition, so it installed to the data one. Then I did it again, twice :\. I thought it would be easier this way... obviously not!

So trilo- your telling me that I should format the disc to FAT then reboot, and install to that disc, overwriting the FAT and making it NTFS again?

Yes, that's exactly what I'm trying to say
Trust me, it will work. Had the exact same thing happen with me to my Laptop with Windows 7.

[Extasey]

Okay, what distro do you recommend?
Do you know if BART disc will do it (Got it right next to me, mate gave it to me for freakin around with school)

[Jordan L.]

I'm not sure. If it can format harddrives into FAT32 or FAT, then sure I suppose. Myself, I used Mac OS X DVD to format it.

[Extasey]

I CBF with mac. Bart disc is what the department of educationuse for system stufff. I think it can do it

[Jordan L.]

Ok, cool. Post back when you've formatted it to FAT32 or FAT.