Partition of HDD

Hi everyone,
I just bought a HP Pavilion slimline 400-235d desktop PC with 1TB HDD
How do i partition the 1TB HDD into D, E and F drives without formatting the entire HDD?
Any free and reliable software to do it?
Thanks and regards,
Steven

Steven, welcome to the forum.
First, you can use the Disk Management app in Win 8.1: Windows key [Win logo] + x / select Disk Management or go through Computer Management. You will be able to see all of the partitions on the hard drive. If you made the Recovery USB Drive, which you should do immediately, you can remove the Recovery partion (D:\). The USB Drive will return your system to the original configuration if you make a mistake. You should make a backup of your personal data before beginning, also.
Here is a very good partition manager called Aomei that I have used. I have used the FREE version.
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hi,
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I didnt do it because you mentioned earlier that it might be not designed to install windows.
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Hello Sherif
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search the web for "yummi bootmanager", it's free and easy to use.
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Wow,, Thank u Very much ROOKIE
now i can use my partition again.
Sorry i'm late to reply

Is it possible to delete the recovery partition on HDD?

I had a virus on my laptop, so I gave it to a 'specialist'.
When I had it back it turned out, that it didn't work properly - another specialist said that the recovery disc was deleted - is it possible? or is it just hidden?
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Hi,
just noticed your response on a thread and thought I would try this question on you which relates to a product recovery thread i started....
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