9. Select 3 from the list to "Create Logical DOS Drive(s) in the Extended
DOS Partition" and hit Enter.
10. Your computer will then verify drive integrity and automatically
deliver the size of the extended drive. You should see a number next to
"Enter logical drive size in Mbytes or percentage of drive." This
number should equal the size of the extended drive you created earlier.
11. Press Enter to "Create Logical DOS Drive(s) in the Extended DOS
Partition."
12. After hitting Enter, you'll see a new letter assigned to the new partition
you just created.
13. Press Esc to exit this screen and return to main menu.
How many partitions do you have?
1. To verify the two new partitions were created successfully, select 5 to
"Change current fixed disk drive" and hit Enter.
2. You should see all the drives on your computer, including the two you
just created.
3. Hit Esc twice to exit fdisk.
4.
You must restart your computer before the new partitions will be
recognized.
How to Format a Hard Disk
IMPORTANT
:
If you use the following steps on a hard disk that is not empty, all
of the data on that hard disk is permanently deleted.
1. After the partition there should now be a new drive letter under My
Computer.
2. Right click on the drive letter and left click Format. A new window
will show up. Select the Full Format option then click Start to continue.
3. When the Format is complete, you can now access the drive letter
assigned for the hard drive.
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