Sony Vaio Duo 11 SVD1121, User Manual

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Troubleshooting
How to Use
Windows 8: The Basics
Parts Description
Setup
Network / Internet
Connections
Settings
Backup / Recovery
Security
Other Operations
Notifications
Creating Partitions
This topic describes how to create partitions.
Note
If you reduce the volume of the C: drive partition, you may not create Recovery Media or
complete the recovery process successfully because the free space on the built-in
storage device is not sufficient.
1. Open Control Panel [Details] , select System and Security , and select Create
and format hard disk partitions
under
Administrative Tools
.
If the
User Account Control
window appears, select
Yes
.
Hint
If you are signed in to your VAIO computer as a standard user, you may be
prompted to enter an administrator name and password.
2.
Right-click the C: drive and select
Shrink Volume
.
3. Enter the size of the partition to be created in Enter the amount of space to
shrink in MB and select Shrink .
4. Right-click Unallocated and select New Simple Volume .
5.
Follow the on-screen instructions.
Related Topic
Creating Other Drives (Modifying Partitions)
Removing Recovery Content to Free up Disk Space
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