Unable to create/combine partition from unallocated space

Thanks guys. I've ordered a SSD and should be here Saturday. I'll post results after I install it.

First, I'm so happy I found this thread and thanks to 'farclane' for asking the question and to 'cereberus' for the answer. For 1.5 days, about 10 hours searching for an answer and now it has been solved.
Thanks
Leo

lx07 said:

@cereberus, I hope you don't think I'm trying to be prescriptive (or annoying) here but using [CODE] xxx [/CODE] tags and not using abbreviations might make it a bit clearer.

Code:

diskpart
list disk
select disk n (n= number of hdd - tell by capacity)
clean (wipes everything)
convert gpt
create partition primary
seectl partition 1
format fs=ntfs quick
assign
exit
exit

I mean cre par pri for create partition primary is a bit gobbledegook and makes a simple procedure sound more complicated than it is.

But I agree with what you said - it was only the layout I thought might be confusing.

yeah fair point - i just know these off by heart!

Shipping delay so drive didn't arrive until today.

You guys are magical! There was a step missing in the instructions from @cereberus after selecting partition about selecting volume but that was easy enough to figure out. Also did not need to go into msconfig to swap boot device; not sure if that is because I installed the new SSD on the SATA port the HDD used to be on, and moved the HDD to a different SATA port on the motherboard?

Anyway! Worked!

topgundcp said:

There are 2 options in the BIOS needed to be set whether with older PC or newer PC and read during POST.

1. Boot Priority
2. Boot Order

MsConfig has nothing to do with setting which Fixed disk to boot from old or new PC. Options set in Msconfig will modify the BCD such as: set display order in dual boot, timeout, safemode etc....

display order <===============> bcdedit /displayorder {GUID} {GUID}
set timeout in msconfig <=======> bcdedit /timeout <timeout>
safemode <=================> bcdedit /set {default} safeboot minimal
etc....

Only option on my sony bios is boot order - not priority. I use msconfig with dual boot 8/10 but they are on same drive.

Must admit I haven't tried dual boot when on separate drives, so I accept I could be wrong about msconfig in that case.

Yeah that is probably it. I actually changed dvd drive for an hdd but wonder what would happen if I set dvd as boot priority as have a bootable backup OS on hdd.