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7.4.2
Partitioning the data storage medium
7.4.2.1
Partitioning in Windows Embedded Standard 7
You will need to reconfigure the partitions after installing a new drive, to repair corrupt
partitions or to change the partitioning.
Partitioning of the SIMATIC IPC CFast card
The SIMATIC IPC CFast card for Windows Embedded Standard 7 comes configured with
the following default partitions:
Table 7- 1
32-bit versions of the operating system
Partition
Name
Size of the card
File system
8 GB
16 GB
30 GB
First
SYSTEM
6 GB
12 GB
25 GB
NTFS not compressed
Second
DATA
Remainder Remainder Remain-
der
NTFS not compressed
* Due to partitioning/formatting, the actual CFast capacity does not correspond to the
memory size specified on the SIMATIC IPC CFast card.
Table 7- 2
64-bit versions of the operating system
Partition
Name
Size of the card
File system
16 GB
30 GB
First
SYSTEM
13 GB
25 GB
NTFS compressed
Second
DATA
Remainder
Remainder NTFS compressed
* Due to partitioning/formatting, the actual CFast capacity does not correspond to the
memory size specified on the SIMATIC IPC CFast card.
Partitioning of the HDD or SSD
In the delivery state, the following partitions are configured on the HDD or SSD drive with the
Windows Embedded Standard 7 operating system:
Table 7- 3
Size of the HDD/SSD
Partition
Name
Partition size
File system
< 100 GB
> 100 GB
First
System
60 GB
100 GB
NTFS not compressed
Second
Data
Remainder
Remainder
NTFS not compressed
To restore the partitions to their original delivery state, we recommend the software
SIMATIC IPC Image & Partition Creator. Additional information is available in the
accompanying documentation.
