Micron Electronics TransPort NX, User Manual

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PartitionMagic Chapter Seven - Software Utilities
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6. In the lower right corner of the PartitionMagic main window, click Apply. You
can also click on the toolbar to apply the changes. If you do not wish to commit
to the pending changes, click on the toolbar to discard the changes and start
over.
You may perform other partition operations and then click Apply after completing
all of them.
7. Click Yes to confirm that you want to apply the changes.
Changing Partition Labels
The Label operation lets you to change a partition’s volume label. Giving your
partitions meaningful names makes managing them easier. For example, by
labeling a partition GAMES, you can tell at a glance what that partition contains.
Labels can be up to 11 alphanumeric characters. Labels follow the same rules as
DOS names, with two exceptions: spaces are allowed, and no period is required
between the first eight characters and the last three.
To change a partition label:
1. From the Disk drop-down list (located on the toolbar), select the disk with the
partition whose label you wish to change.
2. On the partition map or in the partition list, select the partition with the label you
want to change.
3. On the toolbar, click the Label icon. The Label Partition dialog appears:
4. In the New Label box, type the new label. Labels cannot contain the following
special characters: [*?:<>|+=;\/”,].
5. Click OK.
6. In the lower right corner of the PartitionMagic main window, click Apply.
7. Click Yes to confirm that you want to apply the changes.
Formatting Partitions
The Format operation formats a partition, destroying all its data in the process.
Formatting enables you to put a different file system on a partition. To ensure that
you do not accidentally format a partition, you must first type the volume label. If
you did not assign a volume label when you created the partition, you must type
NO NAME to confirm deletion.
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PartitionMagic has several conversion options that let you convert from one file
system to another without destroying existing files in a partition.