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Chapter 6: Setting up the New Drive Manually
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Creating an NTFS partition in Windows XP
If you replaced a hard drive and have Windows XP on your computer, it is not
necessary to partition a hard drive that is running NTFS. However, you may
want to create an extended partition so logical drives can be assigned.
To create an extended partition using Windows XP NTFS:
1
Click
Start
, then click
Control Panel
. The
Control Panel
window opens. If your
Control Panel is in Category View, click
Performance and Maintenance
.
2
Click/Double-click
Administrative Tools
.
3
Double-click
Computer Management
. The
Computer Management
window
opens.
4
Double-click
Disk Management
.
5
Right-click the shaded, unallocated space box.
6
Click
New Partition
.
7
Complete the New Partition Wizard. Select Extended Partition when
prompted for a partition type.
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