Extra drive after migrating from SBS 2003
I recently migrated our SBS 2003 to SBS 2008 on new hardware. I followed the guidance from MS and created the answer file. I put the answer file on a 2GB USB stick and booted the new server from the DVD. Everything went smoothly but now have a 2 GB D: partition that I never configured. It only contains 1 file called BOOTSECT.BAK which hasn't been modified since the creation date of the new server.
Can I delete this partition in disk manager without causing any problems?
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Can I delete this partition in disk manager without causing any problems?
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also, make sure your mbr is on C drive not your D drive.
I would make a full backup before deleting anything, first.
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I think it was created by the install as it's FAT32 and the same size as the USB stick I used for the answer file.
The BOOTSECT.BAK contains the following:
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The BOOTSECT.BAK contains the following:
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¬ )ÙNonBootableFAT32 ú¸ }À}м |û ü¸ }Ø¿}¹< » ´`ÍGâ÷ëþ No operating system is currently installed on this computer. Uª
it should be safe to delete as it is only a backup file.
just copy it back to C drive, reboot server and see anything break (just to be careful).