Medion PC MT6 MED MT Series, Getting Started Manual

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The hard drive is the main storage medium combining large
storage capacity and rapid data access.
The hard drive contains the operating system of the computer,
other application programs and backup files. These programs
and files are pre-installed on your PC, so you may note that
some of the space on your hard drive is already taken.
The Windows operating system cannot use the full capacity
of the hard drive, which means that there will be a difference
between the capacity that the BIOS displays and what the
operating system displays. The operating system of the PC,
further application programs and backup files are located on the
hard drive and reduce its total capacity.
The hard drive is addressed as drive C, D and E.
Never switch off the computer while the busy
indicator is lit since this may result in loss of
data.
Usually your hard disk is divided into more partitions, but
there can also be some minor variations.
Partition Drive Type Capacity (approx.)
Boot C: NTFS 60%
Backup D: NTFS 30%
Recover E: NTFS or FAT32 10%
In your first partition ( Boot ) you will find your operating sys-
tem, application programs and the users’ documents and
settings.
The second partition (
Backup ) serves for data security and
contains additional drivers and tools.
The third partition (
Recover ) contains the copies of your
Windows-installation in the delivery state.