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Figure 5-1
Viewing disk wipe output
Activating or deactivating a partition
A computer starts in an active partition. Using the /act or /-act switches, you can
choose the partition to which the computer starts.
Depending on the version of GDisk that you require, the syntax for this command
is one of the following:
gdisk disk /[-]act /p:partn-no GDisk.exe
gdisk32 disk /[-]act /p:partn-no GDisk32.exe
Table 5-9 lists the act switches.
Table 5-9 /act switches
Explanation Switch
Represents the physical fixed disk, from 1 to 128. disk
Activates a partition. /act
Deactivates a partition. /-act
Indicates the partition to activate or deactivate. Only primary
partitions can be activated. Use the number reported by GDisk in
standard display mode (not using /lba or /raw) for partn-no. /p:partn-no
Hiding or unhiding a partition
You can hide a partition so that a user cannot see it.
Depending on the version of GDisk that you require, the syntax for this command
is one of the following:
gdisk disk /[-]hide /p:partn-no GDisk.exe
71 Managing partitions using GDisk
Activating or deactivating a partition