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I'm just a lurker but want to thank ART for his/her very carefully worded
advice. I needed the same information and it was of immense assistance to a
nervous user
Thierry
"Art" wrote:
> > Mike wrote:
> >> I bought new 120GB HD and i want to divide it into 2 partitions (not a
> >> system disk).
> >> How can i do it ?
> >>
> >> Thanks.
>
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> "Bruce Chambers" <bruce_a_chambers@h0tmail.com> wrote in message
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> > Right-click My Computer > Manage > Disk Management....
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> > Bruce Chambers
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> Mike:
> I'm not sure if you're posting your query again or if Bruce is responding to
> your original post. In any event, just in case you didn't see my response to
> your query which I posted a few days ago, here it is again...
>
> There's really no need to use third-party programs to accomplish your
> objective (as I believe one or more responders indicated). The Disk
> Management utility in Windows XP is the program to use. It's relatively
> simple to use and it's effective. Here are step-by-step instructions...
>
> In Windows XP, new hard disks appear as "Not Initialized". Before you can
> use a disk, you must first initialize the disk using the built-in Disk
> Management utility. After connecting your "virgin" hard disk
> (unpartitioned/unformatted), access the Disk Management utility, as follows,
> to initialize the disk and then partition and format it...
>
> 1. Click Start, then click Control Panel. Click Performance and
> Maintenance, click Administrative Tools, and then double-click Computer
> Management, and finally Disk Management, or, more simply,
> Right-click My Computer > Manage > Computer Management > Disk Management,
> or,
> Start > Run > enter diskmgmt.msc > OK
>
> (Note: You must be logged on as an administrator in order to complete this
> procedure.)
>
> 2. XP will detect the new disk and automatically open the "Initialize and
> Convert Disk Wizard". Follow the prompts to initialize the disk. (Do *not*
> select the option to convert your hard drive to a "dynamic disk", nor the
> "convert" option). If Disk Management does not detect the new disk, click
> "Rescan Disks". You might need to restart your computer although this is
> usually unnecessary.
> Disk Management will show the capacity of the new drive as "Unallocated"
> space. So in order to use the new drive you have to partition and format it.
>
> 3. Create a partition by right-clicking on the pane that displays the new
> drive (diagonal lines will appear in the pane), and select "New Partition".
> The "New Partition Wizard" dialog box will open. Click Next.
>
> 4. Select the option "Primary partition" (it will be the default) as the
> "Partition Type". Click Next.
>
> 5. The "Specify Partition Size" dialog box will indicate the maximum disk
> capacity in MB. Since you want to create multiple partitions, enter whatever
> partition size (in MB) you want for the first partition and click Next.
>
> 6. In the next dialog box assign a drive letter for this disk and click
> Next.
>
> 7. The "Format Partition" dialog box will open. Review it carefully and
> accept the defaults or make any changes. If you're reasonably certain your
> hard disk is sound, tick the "Perform a quick format" checkbox. Click Next.
>
> 8. Confirm the settings in the "Completing the New Partition Wizard" dialog
> box and click Finish.
>
> 9. The "Computer Management" window will open, indicating the disk is being
> formatted (progress shown as % formatted - it's very quick!).
>
> 10. Your hard disk has been initially partitioned and formatted. Since you
> will have remaining "Unallocated" disk space, you can repeat the Disk
> Management procedure (starting from step 3. above) for creating additional
> partitions and formatting them.
>
> Art
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