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Partitioning the new drive
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Creating a primary partition
A
primary
DOS partition contains the essential system files required to start up
your computer. To load these system files on the hard drive, you have to use
the FDISK program to create a primary DOS partition and make the partition
active.
To create a primary partition with FAT16:
1
Insert the
System Restoration Kit CD
or
System Restoration CD
into your CD
or DVD drive.
2
Restart your computer. The Main menu opens.
3
Close the Main menu.
4
Type
fdisk
, then press
E
NTER
.
5
Type
N
. Large disk support is disabled.
6
If you have only one hard drive in your computer, go to Step 8.
- OR -
If you have more than one hard drive in your computer type
5
, then press
E
NTER
. The
Change Current Fixed Disk Drive
menu opens showing drive
availability and status.
Important
The FDISK program is not available in Windows XP. A
primary partition is created when Windows XP is installed
on the hard drive. During the Windows XP installation
process, you can also select the size and type of other
partitions. If you leave any part of the hard drive
unpartitioned, you can create the extended partition and
assign logical drives by following the procedures “To create
an extended partition using Windows XP NTFS:” on
page 48 and “To create a logical drive using Windows XP
NTFS:” on page 49. We recommend that you use NTFS
for all partitions.
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