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9. The Hard Drive
The hard drive is your main memory medium and combines high storage capacity
with rapid data access. You Notebook is supplied with an OEM version** of the Mi-
crosoft Windows®8 operating system which supports all of the Notebook’s perfor-
mance features. We have configured your Notebook’s hard drive so that you will be
able to work with it optimally without having to install any additional drivers your-
self. The Windows®8 operating system requires part of the capacity to manage the
hard drive therefore the hard drive’s full capacity is not available. This explains any
differences between the UEFI firmware configuration display and the operating sys-
tem display. The Notebook’s operating system, other applications and security data
are located on the hard drive meaning that the full capacity is already reduced.
The first partition (C:\) contains the operating system, the applications and the
“Documents” folder for the configured user.
The second partition (D:\) is used for the data backup and also contains drivers
(D:\Drivers) and utilities (D:\Tools) for your Notebook.
CAUTION!
The startup files for system restoration and the Windows
®
8 in-
stallation files are located in non-rewritable partitions. These
partitions cannot be deleted.
**
Original equipment manufacturer/program versions purchased from the manufacturer which are usu-
ally sold in conjunction with end devices