The previous example is based on the Deskstar 16GP model DTTA-350320 which is a 3.2 GB drive.
Note that the Maximum Capacity shows only 3099 MB instead of 3240 MB. This is because some
system BIOSs recognize a Megabyte as 1,048,576 bytes (binary). Drive manufacturers recognize a
Megabyte as 1,000,000 bytes (decimal). The capacities are the same in actual number of bytes.
After creating the Extended DOS Partition, press [ESC] to return to the FDISK main menu. Select option
1 to create a Logical DOS Drive, then option 3 to create a Logical DOS Drive in an Extended Partition.
Press [ESC] to return to FDISK and [ESC] again to restart the system. The system must be restarted for
the partitions to be recognized.
IBM storage products
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IBM Hard Disk Drive Technical Support Center version 1.0
PC DOS Version 7.0
Fixed Disk Setup Program
Copyright IBM Corporation 1983-1994
Create Extended DOS Partition
Current fixed disk drive: 2
Partition Status
Type Volume Label Mbytes System Usage
D:1 A PRI DOS 2047 UNKOWN 66%
Total disk space is 3095 Mbytes (1 Mbyte = 1048576 bytes)
Maximum space available for partition is 1047 Mbytes (34%)
Enter partition size in mbytes or percent of disk space (%) to create an
Extended DOS Partition.........[1047]
Press ESC to return to FDISK options
Create Logical DOS Drive(s) in the Extended
DOS Partition
No logical drives defined
Total Extended DOS Partition size is 1047 Mbytes
(1 MByte = 1048576 bytes)
Maximum space available for logical drive is 1047Mbytes (100%)
Enter logical drive size in Mbytes or percent of disk space (%).....[1047]
Press ESC to return to FDISK Options