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I have an Asus EeePC 1005PE netbook and im planning on doing a massive re-partitioning (going to install Ubuntu, Mint, XP, etc)

Ive noticed it has 2 "special" partitions: a 10Gb Fat32 RESTORE hidden partition (used by BIOS "F9 recovery" feature) and a 16Mb "unknown" partition at the end of the drive (used by BIOS "Boot Booster" feature).

So, for both partitions, my question is:

  • Can I move/resize the recovery partition freely?

  • What are the requirements for it? (i mean, for it still be found by BIOS when i press F9/Activate BootBooster?). Partition table order? Partition type? Flags? Label? UUID?

  • Can i make it a Logical (instead of primary) partition?

  • Does it must be the flagged as boot?

And, more importantly: where can i find any official documentation about it? Ive ready many (mis)information about it... some say Boot Booster partition must be last (in partition table), some say Recovery must be 2nd, that it must be bootable, etc. How can I know what is really needed for the BIOS to use both F9 and Boot Booster?

Note: Im using gParted from a Live USB Stick (Mint 10 / Ubuntu 10.10), and ive noticed that, since the filesystem type of the Boot Booster is not recongnized, it cant move or resize it. Can I delete it and re-create it somewhere else? Whenever i create a 0xEF partition gParted crashes and quits and i cannot open it again (must delete the partition using fdisk / cfdisk)

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No one has any answer??? :( – MestreLion Mar 21 '11 at 4:08
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I've found if i messed with ANYTHING, on any of the 3 eee pcs I have available, the backup fails. If you have the CD and can use that, feel free to wipe the partitions.

Boot boster can be turned off in bios, so i assume you can safely wipe that if you turn it off.

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I didnt came with any CD or DVD, only with the RECOVER partition, so I cant wipe the partitions. As for boot booster, i dont want to lose that useful feature. I need to know exactly the DOs and DONTs of these 2 partitions, so in the end of my re-partitioning both are still functional – MestreLion Mar 18 '11 at 7:07
You may be able to get your hands on an ISO for one of those and even make a bootable usb drive. or at least get the CD. But i can't tell you what would happen if you wipe them. Mine have all been wiped, but have linux (opensuse) installed. – alpha1 Mar 22 '11 at 4:52
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