[G40-45] OneKey Recovery 8.1, Partition Problem

Well, So.. the problem is i already resized the C Partition, now i cant do a OneKey Recovery
I want to resize it back, but i forgot the initial size..
Maybe someone can help me?
~Thanks
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For a total hard drive restoration, using Acronis would be your best option. As you suspected One Key Recovery will only image the system partition which isn't much help if the hard drive has to be replaced.
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hi stophammertime,
Welcome to the Forums.
It looks like you have some bad sectors on the HDD that's why the OKR didn't work or for some reason, OKR worked but the bad sectors corrupted the OS installation files. To verify this, you will need to run diagnostics on the HDD (try ultimatebootcd as it has diagnostic tools for ever brand of HDD's)
Also, the OneKey Recovery runs on a hidden partition on the HDD (usually the last few sectors of the drive). It's possible to trigger the OneKey Recovery if the partition structure isn't damage but if the target drive has bad sectors (i.e. Drive C:\), it may fail to image the drive or corrupt the installation files.
If verified that you have bad sectors on the HDD, you will need to replace the HDD and from here, you can:
1. Use a recovery disc to restore the default OS (this is only psosible if you have created one using this method)
2. If you can still read the COA product key at the bottom, you can burn an ISO copy on this website and use it to clean install Windows into your PC (if you get issues activating Windows, try to activate by phone).
3. Scratch Windows and use Ubuntu as you're primary OS.
Hope thish elps
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Partition Management in the Presence of the OneKey Recovery System

I am currently using a G550 2958 Model Laptop, from the Lenvo 3000/Essentials Notebook Series. This laptop came with a feature called OneKey Recovery, which I have used to create recovery disks for my computer, using 2 DVDs. My problem is this: I wish to install a Linux operating system on my computer, but Lenovo filled the partition table. Here is a summary of the partition configuration:
First Partition, Unnamed, Primary, NTFS, 200-300 MB, boot flag, houses Master Boot Record
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Third Partition, Unnamed, Extended, NTFS, approx. 30 GB, is a container for:
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Hi willbuntu and welcome to the community,
Here's a thread where we were experimenting with resizing partitions and deleting them. I made a full backup with OKR on an external hard drive and made the recovery discs. I deleted D: and resized C: and installed Linux. I was able to restore the system using the recovery discs. The discs resized the partitions and put everything back the way it was from the factory. Then, I restored from my backup and everything was back the way it was when I started.
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OneKey Recovery 8.1: hidden partition(s)

Apologies for yet another question about OneKey Recovery (OKR) but after a day spent reading posts here and elsewhere I am lost as to how (if at all) it is possible to use OKR 8.1 to backup the system and hidden partitions so as to enable recovery to a new HD.
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For a total hard drive restoration, using Acronis would be your best option. As you suspected One Key Recovery will only image the system partition which isn't much help if the hard drive has to be replaced.
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Dear Customer
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Please use the below link to download and install the Lenovo Recovery application so that you can do what you looking for
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Formatted all partition - Yoga 13 - HOW work OneKey Recovery ?

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I made ssd drive formatted in yoga.
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http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315265/en-us
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Georgewsu,
Thanks for the pointer on the documentation - I'll see what we can do to make it more clear that changing partitions can inhibit OKR from functioning properly.
Systems with no optical drive like the S10 or S12 can be more challenging when trying to recover from this sort of thing - there is a balance, perhaps in expecting a user to get a USB external optical drive and burn recovery media if they are going to change the partitioning of the drive and making netbook class systems available at this price point.
Without intending to sound too harsh, I'm not sure why Lenovo should fairly absorb the cost of the results of the changes you made to the product. If you return a product, we are going to have to refurbish it, re-image and resell at a substantial discount. When you consider the time, the shipping costs, and what we will subsequently get for the product, we are well in the negative territory on the deal.
I think what might be more fair is to contact support and see if the depot can reimage your system under warranty. If so, your system functionality will have been restored - you keep a quality system, and everyone is happy. If you then want to customize your configuration, I would suggest getting a USB optical drive and burn recovery media before making more changes.
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