Recovery and proper SSD configuration

I have a U845-s406 and I had to restore it last night. Using the restore DVD's I created, everything went well except one thing and the "Techs" at the Toshiba Support Center have no idea what I am talking about. They kept asking what SSID I was connecting to..... *sigh*
Here is the issue:
My daughter formatted the secondary 32gb SSD as an NTFS drive... My questions are as follows:
1) What format should it be? The display at the store is listed as hibernation partition in disk manager.
2) The amount of space shown is 11 gb and it is a 32 gb. Is the rest of the partition hidden?
Basically I just need to get it back to factory specs.
Thank you in advance!

Actually, the problem isn't exactly solved for me. Because of all the questions regarding this unit, I decided to open a BRAND NEW U845-S406 that I bought from Newegg as a gift for one of my daughters. Apparently the spec sheet I posted showing a 16GB SSD (or cache, it's just a matter of semantics’) WAS correct,....at least for SOME units. Despite the fact Newegg advertised the computer as having a "500GB + 32GB SSD", the unit that I received has only a 500GB + 16GB SSD.
Because of how Windows calculates drive space, the SSD drive appears as only an 11GB drive. The mechanical 500GB drive shows a total 563GB, with a partition of 11GB, making the 500GB appear as about 552GB using Windows calculation method. Although I haven't opened the computer itself to see what kind of drive it actually is, in Device Manager, it's described cryptically with meaningless letters and numbers and no manufacturer name. I assume it must be a Toshiba unit and it's one of those "Hybrid" drives.
All I can figure is that they started the manufacturing run installing drives having 500GB with a 16GB cache and then switched to a drive with a 32GB memory cache. I can tell you one thing though, the unit I received doesn't start up very fast, 16GB cache or not. In fact, out of the box I was also surprised to see how bad the processor's Aero rating was (3.6), since EVERYTHING else has a pretty good number. My old "A305 Satellite" (Core 2 Duo) has a faster processor speed rating, although it falls down because of the lousy Intel display chipset. My wife has a cheap Acer notebook with an AMD processor and ATI display chipset and it beats BOTH computers in EVERY category. Go figure.

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Satellite A215-S4757
Machine trashed due to virus and want to reset to original configuration. Using disk 1 of 2 labeled RECOVERY AND APPLICATIONS/DRIVERS SATELLITE A210/215 SERIES WINDOWS VISTA HOME PREMIUM 32 BIT. When the CD boots an error is displayed. The error reads:
"This Recovery and Applications CD is not configured to work with this machine (*).
This CD is for: Satellite A215, Satellite A210
Please use the correct Recovery and Applications CD."
Can you tell me why this is not recognizing the machine correctly? Thanks for the help.
R/Jim

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You need the utility which resets the DMI string for that model. Call Toshiba tech support at 800-457-7777.
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Satellite U840W PSU5XA - Win 8.1 installation and effective SSD usage

Hello.
Im hoping for a solution to two issues.
The second I suspect is caused by the first.
Satellite U840W PSU5XA-001006
Started to receive BSOD with various faults.
Most persistant was IRQ LESS or not EQUAL- iaStorAV.sys
Many hours of searching and I cannot locate a solution nor post that actually has the "AV" extension on on iaStore.sys.....
So, i factory resetted, and various other issues (BSOD's) persisted.
So, I Clean installed Windows 8.1 straight over everything and deleted all previous files.
I noticed the system was not running any factory TOSHIBA Branded utilities etc. and seemed to be a lot slower. I suspected that this was caused due to the 32GB SSD used for Cache had now seemingly been bi-passed and everything was now strictly running off the 500GB HDD. I dont recall BSOD's but the system was significantly slower on boot and performance.
Sooooo, (SIGH), I again reset back to factory settings and this gave me back TOSHIBA branded utilities such as service station and the like.
HOWEVER, The BSOD's remained and once upgrading to windows 8.1 KEEPING files and settings, the iaStorAV.sys error has returned (specifically when closing lid into sleep mode) forcing CRITICAL error and forcing system into reboot instead of awakening from sleep.
Note: Windows is a legit MS copy so that isnt the issue either. Even stranger is that the 8.1 instal had been running at least 8 months no issue prior to sudden BSOD Page file and iaStorAV errors. Readings and posts have me believing MS Updates to bee the culprit here for the beginning of these issues.
I read a similar post regarding enabling RAID CACHE PRIOR to Windows 8.1 install. My intuition tells me that these two may just be related. i.e. If windows has not installed RAID CACHE properly, then CACHE isnt being strored correctly and causing BSOD's. Im a newbie at this stuff, so be patient.....
What I really want to know is, How can I now Factory Reset Windows 8, making positive the 32GB is being used as CACHE and assisting fastboot etc, then safely upgrade to Windows 8.1?
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
THINGS ALSO ATTEMPTED: IRST and RAID re-Install, Memory Diagnostic (Passed), BIOS Upgrade to 6.70, Rapid Storage Drivers re-installed
Thanks ahead of time,
Mr Frustrated............

Ok, well, its been a while and no-one had really come up with a solid solution. But thank you JakieStewart for the RST information.
Note: Updating RST drivers alone, failed....
However, I have been able to work around the issue in a way:
I have lost the ability to use the SSD as a cache, which really annoys me, as all the reboots, and suggestions i have read, re-installs etc proved flawed in some way or another.
So, I have instead chosen to clean install windows 8.1 then followed a post relating to Diskpart and setting SSD hibernation partition.
A link to consider would be http://download.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/sb/rapid_start_technology_user_guide.pdf
However i followed a somewhat abbreviated version.
Conclusion:
1. Now I can close the lid on my U840W (INTO SLEEP or HIBERNATION Mode and not get a "System Thread Exception iaStorAV.sys error because I have 1. Reluctantly Clean Installed Windows 8.1 over factory image and 2. now created a >Hibernation Partition< on the SSD
Even though SSD Cache may no longer be available, creating this Hibernation Partition assists with Rapid START Technology and the associated iaStorAV.sys type errors
You can find your Toshiba Rapid Store Technology Drivers for your model here:
https://downloadcenter.intel.com/search?keyword=Intel%C2%AE+Rapid+Storage+Technolog y+%28Intel%C2%AE+RST%29
2. I no longer have the option to use the SSD as a cache, but overall my system runs a lot better now
3. The SSD is not visible in explorer (which it never was under the original settings anyway)
3. Downside: I can no longer boot or reset back to original Toshiba factory settings and can only recover from the new recovery disk (USB) i have made.
I have now also downloaded and stored on a USB all the original TOSHIBA U840W Drivers from http://www.mytoshiba.com.au/support/computers/ultrabook/u840w/psu5xa-001006/download?os=30
If like me, you clean install windows 8.1 I highly suggest getting your drivers downloaded locally so that you don't have to keep going back to Toshiba or Intel unless updates are required.
4. Note: Make note to set the BIOS Hibernation mode to "Immediately" if you choose to go this route as per the instructions on the Intel Link
5. Change "Toshiba Power Options" to make sure that closing Lid send laptop into Sleep or Hibernation (Both work) Do this by searching for "power options' in windows charm search and >select power plan >Change power plan settings >Change Advanced Power Settings >Power Button and Lid >selecting either Sleep or Hibernation (both work as i said earlier)
ON THE PRO SIDE: My HDD boot from total Shutdown State time is "about" 50 seconds but more significantly, closing the lid into sleep keeps my work available again, and takes 9.5 seconds to boot from sleep into usable actions!!!!
So despite losing SSD Cache, I now know a lot more about my computer, and the sleep function and Hibernation work supremely well.
I hope someone finds this thread useful...
Shane
Laslty, it is sooooo strange how this all happened overnight with the iaStora.sys; iaStorAV.sys iaStora.sys errors...and how restoring back to previous states didn't work, and how it seemingly corrupted even the Flash Stored Cache settings and Operating System! At least I now understand my computer better and luckily this didn't occur during previous Diploma studies. Phew.....
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Setting up Dual Boot on a laptop with an HDD and an SSD?

Hello,
I've had a Lenovo Y500 laptop for about a year now, and I'd really like to run Arch on it. I've been using Arch on a virtual machine for a while now, and I have tried other distros like Gentoo and Slackware, but Arch is by far my favorite. I find myself spending most of my time on Arch with only 1GB RAM and 32GB hard disk space allocated, when I could be on my 8GB RAM Windows machine.
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HP laptops come with a couple of extra drives for recovery and support purposes. I'm wondering if these drives actually need a drive letter assigned to them or if the drive letter can be changed.
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Hi, WD.
Yes the recovery partition is tied to the drive letter.
Don't re-letter anything you see.
If you want to add a partition, I would assign it a drive letter past the last lettered drive you see.
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I'm starting to pull my hair out over this because I'm not sure what's going on!
My system includes the 990FXA-GD65v2 on BIOS version 19.9, which it came with. I have two (2) x 2TB HDDs in a RAID 1 configuration for redundant data storage, and a single Samsung 840 Pro 250GB with the OS on it. I recently purchased a new Samsung 850 EVO 500GB to replace the 840 Pro that was constantly running low on space. With no requirement to retain the existing Windows 8.1 Pro operating system, I opted to load the operating system fresh. After installing the new SSD in place of the old one, I was able to see it in BIOS, as well as in the RAID controller (though it is set as a "Single Disk" like the previous SSD). However, I'm not able to see it in the Windows 8.1 Pro installation DVD.
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k.4 the version of the 990FXA-GD65 is compatible with the 990FXA-GD65V2?
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I want to set up the Time Machine and I would love to use the Time Capsule but since I already have a wireless router I need suggestions on what other external disks Apple could recommend to use with the Time Machine and how to configure that disk

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Welcome to the SQL Server Disaster Recovery and Availability Forum

(Edited 8/14/2009 to correct links - Paul)
Hello everyone and welcome to the SQL Server Disaster Recovery and Availability forum. The goal of this Forum is to offer a gathering place for SQL Server users to discuss:
Using backup and restore
Using DBCC, including interpreting output from CHECKDB and related commands
Diagnosing and recovering from hardware issues
Planning/executing a disaster recovery and/or high-availability strategy, including choosing technologies to use
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