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Partitioning the new drive
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To create an extended partition using FAT16 or FAT32:
1
In the FDISK program, type
1
, then press
E
NTER
.
Create DOS Partition or
Logical DOS Drive
is selected.
2
Type
2
, then press
E
NTER
. The
Create Extended DOS Partition
screen appears
and your computer verifies the drive integrity. After the message
The
Extended DOS Partition is created
appears, the total size of the partition
appears.
3
Press
E
NTER
.
4
Press
E
SC
, then press
E
NTER
. The partition is assigned a letter.
5
Press
E
NTER
repeatedly until a message tells you that all available drive
space has been partitioned.
6
Press
E
SC
. The
FDISK Options
menu opens.
7
Press
E
SC
. FDISK closes.
8
Go to “Formatting the New Drive” on page 50.
Creating an NTFS partition in Windows NT 4.0
If you replaced a failed drive and have Windows NT 4.0 on your computer,
Gateway has formatted the primary partition (2.1 GB) of the new hard drive
using FAT16. You can convert the FAT16 partition to NTFS without losing the
file information on the drive.
You cannot convert a NTFS partition to FAT16 without reformatting the entire
drive and losing the file information on the drive.
To create an extended partition using Windows NT NTFS:
1
Click
Start
,
Programs
,
Administrative Tools
, then click
Disk Administrator
.
2
Select the drive you want to partition.
3
Partition the drive.
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