Converting Recovery Partition to logical - Is it logical?!

Hello everybody,
My new dv6-6070se with win7 64bit has 4 primary partitions. As a result I can't create new partitions.
But if I delete or convert one of them to logical, then It will be possible to create new partitions.
I have already made a set of Recovery DVDs with recovery manager. What happens if I convert the recovery partition (~15 GB) from primary to Logical. Does it affect the usefulness of this partition as a recovery source?
And similary I have 2 other little primary partitions, HP tools (99 MB) and SYSTEM (199 MB). How important are they?
Any suggestions?
Thanks in advnce.
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Allan,
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Any suggestion?
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Hi,
Assuming E: is the Recovery Partition. Please try:
Right-click Computer > Manage > Storage > Disk Management, then right-click the graphic of the E partition and select Delete. The partition returns to Unallocated for a Primary Partition or Free Space if it‘s a Logical Drive within an Extended Partition. Delete the partition if it is an Extended partition.
Now right-click the graphic of the C partition and select Extend.
Note: C and E must be sitting next to each other.
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BH
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Disk Utility from local SSD and Recovery Partition disagree

Hi,
When I run Disk Repair from my 15" MBP's SSD, I get this:
Verifying volume “Macintosh HD”Verifying storage systemChecking volumedisk0s2: Scan for Volume Headersdisk0s2: Scan for Disk LabelsLogical Volume Group B133BE17-6899-41E8-B2B2-342B022BB2CC on 1 devicedisk0s2: Scan for Metadata VolumeLogical Volume Group has a 29 MB Metadata Volume with double redundancyStart scanning metadata for a valid checkpointLoad and verify Segment HeadersLoad and verify Checkpoint PayloadLoad and verify Transaction SegmentLoad and verify Transaction SegmentIncorporate 1 newer non-checkpoint transactionLoad and verify Virtual Address TableLoad and verify Segment Usage TableLoad and verify Metadata SuperblockLoad and verify Logical Volumes B-TreesLogical Volume Group contains 1 Logical VolumeLoad and verify 77248876-460F-4A19-B657-5A4CBF702894Load and verify 60268981-5213-4655-8A8A-743044EF5359Load and verify Freespace SummaryLoad and verify Block AccountingLoad and verify Live Virtual AddressesNewest transaction commit checkpoint is validLoad and verify Segment CleaningThe volume B133BE17-6899-41E8-B2B2-342B022BB2CC appears to be OKStorage system check exit code is 0.Verifying file system.Using live mode.Performing live verification.Checking Journaled HFS Plus volume.Checking extents overflow file.Checking multi-linked files.Incorrect number of file hard linksChecking catalog hierarchy.Checking extended attributes file.Checking volume bitmap.Checking volume information.The volume Macintosh HD was found corrupt and needs to be repaired.File system check exit code is 8.Error: This disk needs to be repaired using the Recovery HD. Restart your computer, holding down the Command key and the R key until you see the Apple logo. When the OS X Utilities window appears, choose Disk Utility.
Then, when I run Disk Repair from the Recovery Partition, it says the disk is completely fine.
What should I do? Thanks very much!

Exact same problem on 2011 MBA.
- Noticed message after Time Machine backup failed.
- Ran verify with the following results
- restarted with command+R then ran verify and repair in recovery mode with success (all fine)
- ran verify again, fails, again.
Modal message:
This disk needs to be repaired using the Recovery HD. Restart your computer, holding down the Command key and the R key until you see the Apple logo. When the OS X Utilities window appears, choose Disk Utility.
Verify history:
Verifying partition map for “APPLE SSD SM256E Media”Checking prerequisitesChecking the partition listChecking for an EFI system partitionChecking the EFI system partition’s sizeChecking the EFI system partition’s file systemChecking all HFS data partition loader spacesChecking booter partitionsChecking booter partition disk0s3Verifying file system.Checking Journaled HFS Plus volume.Checking extents overflow file.Checking catalog file.Checking multi-linked files.Checking catalog hierarchy.Checking extended attributes file.Checking volume bitmap.Checking volume information.The volume Recovery HD appears to be OK.File system check exit code is 0.Checking Core Storage Physical Volume partitionsVerifying storage systemChecking volumedisk0s2: Scan for Volume Headersdisk0s2: Scan for Disk LabelsLogical Volume Group 238CA2E7-7C17-4312-8A15-BF------ on 1 devicedisk0s2: Scan for Metadata VolumeLogical Volume Group has a 29 MB Metadata Volume with double redundancyStart scanning metadata for a valid checkpointLoad and verify Segment HeadersLoad and verify Checkpoint PayloadLoad and verify Transaction SegmentIncorporate 0 newer non-checkpoint transactionsLoad and verify Virtual Address TableLoad and verify Segment Usage TableLoad and verify Metadata SuperblockLoad and verify Logical Volumes B-TreesLogical Volume Group contains 1 Logical VolumeLoad and verify 6464BE20-9BFC-4291-A56F-8FCF1E09FA78Load and verify B6790A78-7D56-4264-9A62-D37D5F0ABAAALoad and verify Freespace SummaryLoad and verify Block AccountingLoad and verify Live Virtual AddressesNewest transaction commit checkpoint is validLoad and verify Segment CleaningThe volume 238CA2E7-7C17-4312-8A15-BF69A8----- appears to be OKStorage system check exit code is 0.The partition map appears to be OK
Verifying volume “Firefly”Verifying storage systemChecking volumedisk0s2: Scan for Volume Headersdisk0s2: Scan for Disk LabelsLogical Volume Group 238CA2E7-7C17-4312-8A15-BF69A82AFA9B on 1 devicedisk0s2: Scan for Metadata VolumeLogical Volume Group has a 29 MB Metadata Volume with double redundancyStart scanning metadata for a valid checkpointLoad and verify Segment HeadersLoad and verify Checkpoint PayloadLoad and verify Transaction SegmentIncorporate 0 newer non-checkpoint transactionsLoad and verify Virtual Address TableLoad and verify Segment Usage TableLoad and verify Metadata SuperblockLoad and verify Logical Volumes B-TreesLogical Volume Group contains 1 Logical VolumeLoad and verify 6464BE20-9BFC-4291-A56F-8FCF1E09FA78Load and verify B6790A78-7D56-4264-9A62-D37D5F0ABAAALoad and verify Freespace SummaryLoad and verify Block AccountingLoad and verify Live Virtual AddressesNewest transaction commit checkpoint is validLoad and verify Segment CleaningThe volume 238CA2E7-7C17-4312-8A15-BF69A----- appears to be OKStorage system check exit code is 0.Verifying file system.Using live mode.Performing live verification.Checking Journaled HFS Plus volume.Incorrect block count for file 1768734(It should be 10022 instead of 51590)(It should be 5144 instead of 1298272)Incorrect number of file hard linksChecking catalog hierarchy.Invalid directory item count(It should be 44653 instead of 44654)Invalid directory item count(It should be 34 instead of 33)Checking extended attributes file.Volume bitmap needs minor repair for orphaned blocksChecking volume information.Invalid volume free block count(It should be 31229092 instead of 29894396)File system check exit code is 8.Error: This disk needs to be repaired using the Recovery HD. Restart your computer, holding down the Command key and the R key until you see the Apple logo. When the OS X Utilities window appears, choose Disk Utility.

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Hello,
My question is: what is the default partition for toshiba z930 ultrabooks.
According to Windows 8 disk management, there are 6 partitions on my drive. From what I understand, the 6Gb is for hibernation (my computer's RAM is 6Gb), and the 101.38Gb is the main partition, and the 10.60Gb is for Toshiba recovery. I heard that the 450Mb partition is meant for Windows repair tools. But why are there two of such partitions?
Recently I did a reset using the built-in windows 8 function. Not sure if this caused the "duplicate" 450Mb partition.
What is the default partitioning scheme for toshiba z930 ultrabooks? My purpose of asking is partly out of curiosity but mainly because I am afraid of creating more of these 450Mb partitions if I should do a reset in future. Logically, a reset should not cause the duplicate partition but why are there two seemingly identical partitions? (I did not check the partition scheme when I first bought the computer, so I am not sure if I caused the duplicate. )
Thanks very much in advance for taking the time to help me. I've attached a screenshot of the partitions.
http://oi57.tinypic.com/2rw6zia.jpg

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Starting from the left side, the first partition contains the recovery environment (starts with the Choose-an-option menu); the second (System) partition contains the boot files; the C partition has Windows of course; and the 10.6 GB one is the recovery partition, which contains the image of the whole drive (including itself).
I don't know what Toshiba uses the other two partitions (450 MB and 6 GB) for. Perhaps somebody here will explain those to us.
Peculiar that Toshiba does not have the 128 MB Microsoft Reserved Partition. I thought everybody must have that one.
Configure UEFI/GPT-Based Hard Drive Partitions
PS A Reset preserves the partitioning and the hibernation image is the file C:\hiberfil.sys.
-Jerry

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I have a bit of a problem. The problem is, on a machine, you can only have 4 primary partitions. sda1 and sda2 are my Vista and Recovery partitions respectively, which eliminates two of my primary partitions already. I myself have never used logical partitions, and was wondering if any of the partitions the Beginner's Guide recommends (/, swap, /var, and /home) could be made logical, and if I even need a swap partition. Thanks in advance for your replies and suggestions.

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I just bought a Hp Probook 4530s. On it were 3 partitions. Two of which were C: and hp recovery.
I wanted to make more partitions so I shrunk the size of C with a software and and made a new partition. But somehow this changed the hp recovery partition from primary to logical.
So, my question is that is that partition still usuable for recovery or changing it to logical has rendered it useless?
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Hi:
You can use the same product key only on your PC as many times as you need to.
You can not use it on another PC.
I am not 100% sure about what happens if you were to install W7 32 bit, use the key and then decide to install W7 64 bit and use the key. But below is my unqualified opinion...
The activation process takes a hardware inventory of your PC and assigns points to various components.
The operating system is not taken into account.
If you were to switch bit versions of the operating system, I am pretty sure that the key would work again because it is checking hardware.
So, I think it will work, but according to Microsoft, even though the key is good for either a 32 or 64 bit installation, you should be using the key to activate the version of W7 that originally came with your notebook.
While no one would ever know the difference, it is illegal to do otherwise.
Paul

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