Creating a New Partition
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7. Creating A New Partition:
For Windows XP/ Vista/7 Users:
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Most hard drives should come with a CD that
includes an installation program. If not, a download
should be available from the manufacturer's
website. The best way to partition a new hard drive
is by using the manufacturer’s program. Please
refer to your hard drive’s documentation for further
information on formatting or partitioning the hard
drive.
Right click on “My Computer” and choose
“Manage”.
Under “Storage” on the LEFT pane, select
“Disk Management”.
Windows should now give you the option to
initialize the disk. If not, locate the new disk,
right-click on the new disk (where it reads
“Disk #”) and choose Initialize. This step may
not be required for some hard drives.
Go through the wizard.
Once complete, locate your hard drive in
the bottom right pane. Right click on the
area with a status bar (to the right of the
“Disk #” area) and choose New Partition.
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WARNING :
Doing the following setup will erase any existing
data on the drive.
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