Partition tables: UEFI GPT?

[Maurice Batey]

I have a Samsung NC110 netbook running Windows 7 starter.

Anyone know how to check if the drive's partition table is the old BIOS
form or the new UEFI 'GPT' form, please?

 

[Paul]

I have a Samsung NC110 netbook running Windows 7 starter.

Anyone know how to check if the drive's partition table is the old BIOS
form or the new UEFI 'GPT' form, please?

A GPT should have a "protective MBR". Perhaps that would
hint at the presence of GPT, even if you had no GPT specific
tools.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GUID_Partition_Table

"Legacy MBR (LBA 0)

A single partition type of 0xEE, encompassing the entire GPT
drive, is indicated and identifies it as GPT."

Download this, "Run as administrator", and check for a single partition
in the zeroth slot labeled as type 0xEE.

ftp://ftp.symantec.com/public/english_us_canada/tools/pq/utilities/PTEDIT32.zip

If you don't run PTEDIT32.exe as administrator, it'll return "error 5".

Paul

 

[Gene E. Bloch]

I have a Samsung NC110 netbook running Windows 7 starter.

Anyone know how to check if the drive's partition table is the old BIOS
form or the new UEFI 'GPT' form, please?

EaseUS Partition Manager tells you at the top of its main workscreen,
where mine says "Disk 1 (MBR).

http://www.partition-tool.com/download.htm

Once you get to the site, you have to track down how to download the
free version

 

[Six Underground]

I have a Samsung NC110 netbook running Windows 7 starter.

Anyone know how to check if the drive's partition table is the old BIOS
form or the new UEFI 'GPT' form, please?

Open diskmgmt.msc.

On the left side of the graphical drive display, click the drive you
wish to check; e.g. Disk 0. Then right-click, choose properties, then
select the Volumes tab. The partition style should be listed there.

6U

 

[Gene E. Bloch]

Open diskmgmt.msc.

On the left side of the graphical drive display, click the drive you
wish to check; e.g. Disk 0. Then right-click, choose properties, then
select the Volumes tab. The partition style should be listed there.

6U

Aha! I only clicked on the partition icons in the right side of the
graphical drive display. I didn't think of clicking on the *drive* icon
just to the left of those.

Thanks for the lesson. Now I have to try to remember it

 

[Maurice Batey]

how to check if the drive's partition table is the old BIOS
form or the new UEFI 'GPT' form,

Many thanks for all replies; much appreciated...

 

[Maurice Batey]

The partition style should be listed there.

Bingo! I would never have found that without your help! Many thanks.

It says "Partition Style: Master Boot Record (MBR)"

- which I assume means the drive has a normal partion table rather than
GPT partitioning.

What does it show if the drive is GPT?

 

[R. C. White]

Hi, Maurice.

Using 6U's tip, my only GPT disk (a 3 GB USB 3.0 Seagate GoFlex Desk) shows:
Partition Style: GUID Partition Table (GPT)

RC
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"Maurice Batey" wrote in message

The partition style should be listed there.

Bingo! I would never have found that without your help! Many thanks.

It says "Partition Style: Master Boot Record (MBR)"

- which I assume means the drive has a normal partion table rather than
GPT partitioning.

What does it show if the drive is GPT?

 

[Maurice Batey]

GUID Partition Table (GPT)

Thanks, RC!