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2.2 Let's Partition A Drive!Enough of that. Let’s do some partitioning. 

I’m going to do two examples here. 

In the first example, we will have only one hard drive, 

4.5 GB in size. The Operating System we will be using 

will be Windows 95 A. The same limitations for this OS

also apply to DOS, Windows 3.1 and to some extent to 

Windows NT 4.0 and earlier.

In the second example, we will have two hard drives.The first will be 8.4 GB and the second will be 10 GB.We’ll be using these with Windows 98. The same limitationsapply to Windows 2000.

Example 1.

Since we are using an OS which has a 2 GB size limitationfor partitions, we’ll have to create multiple partitions to beable to use all of the drive. There’s a number of waysto do this. Since it’s a 4.5 GB drive, we could create two2 GB partitions and one 500MB partition or we could createthree 1.5 GB partitions.

First we need to run FDISK. Since we using a Windows 95we will not enable large drive support. If you are promptedwith this when starting FDISK, choose [N]o.

We should now be at FDISK’s main menu. 

-------------------------------------------------------------Microsoft Windows 98                  Fixed Disk Setup Program            (C)Copyright Microsoft Corp. 1993 - 1998

FDISK Options

Current Fixed Disk Drive: 1

Choose one of the following:

1.Create DOS partition or Logical DOS Drive2.Set Active Partition3.Delete partition or Logical DOS Drive4.Display Partition Information5.Change current fixed disk drive

Enter choice: [1]

Press ESC to exit FDISK-------------------------------------------------------------

Choose Option 1 to Create a DOS Partition.

Next, you’ll be asked what - kind - of partition to create asshown below. We need to create a Primary DOS Partition andmake it active so that we can boot off of this drive.To do so, we’ll choose Option 1.

------------------------------------------------------------Create DOS Partition or Logical DOS Drive

Current fixed disk drive: 1

Choose one of the following:

1.Create Primary DOS Partition2.Create Extended DOS Partition3.Create Logical DOS Drive(s) in the Extended DOS Partition

Enter choice: [1]

Press ESC to return to FDISK Options------------------------------------------------------------

FDISK will prompt us as to how large we want to make thispartition. If we do not enter a number, it will makethe partition as large as it can. Since we are limitedto 2 GB partitions, that’s how large it will make it.  We’re going to make ours the maximum size allowed, so we’ll justhit enter to continue. At the same time as FDISK createsthe partition it will make it Active.

Some older versions of FDISK will not do this for you andyou will need to return to the main menu by pressing ESCand then selecting Option 2 to choose the partitionto make Active.

The Partition we just created will now become Drive C:Now we need to create an Extended DOS Partition to holdour logical DOS drives. Since you can only have oneExtended DOS Partition per hard drive, we’ll create itusing all available drive space.

From the Create Partition or Logical DOS Drive menu,we’ll choose Option 2 and then tell FDISK to use allremaining available space - in fact, this is the default.

------------------------------------------------------------Create DOS Partition or Logical DOS Drive

Current fixed disk drive: 1

Choose one of the following:

1.Create Primary DOS Partition2.Create Extended DOS Partition3.Create Logical DOS Drive(s) in the Extended DOS Partition

Enter choice: [1]

Press ESC to return to FDISK Options------------------------------------------------------------

FDISK will create the partition for us and then we’ll beasked if we wish to create any Logical DOS Drives withinthe partition. The answer of course, is yes.

Creating a Logical DOS Drive is the same as Creatinga Primary DOS Partition. Again, we’ll be asked how largewe want to make the Drive and then it’ll be createdfor us. We’re going to have a 2 GB Logical DOS Driveso you can either specify a size in MB or let FDISKmake one as large as it can for you. Remember,1 GB = 1024 MB so for a 2 GB Logical DOS Drive,we can specify 2048 MB as the size.

This second Logical DOS Drive has now become Drive D:

We still have some space remaining - about 500 MB,so let’s create another Logical DOS Drive usingall remaining drive space.

This third Logical DOS Drive is now Drive E:

We’ve finished partitioning this drive!On to the next example.

Example 2.

In this example, we have two hard drives. The first willis 8.4 GB and the second will be 10 GB. We’ll be usingthese with Windows 98. We’ll leave the first drive asone big partition. The second drive will be divided in half.

Since we’re using Windows 98 and it supports large drives,when FDISK asks if we want to enable large disk access,we’ll say [Y]es.

------------------------------------------------------------Your computer has a disk larger than 512MB. This version ofWindows includes improved support for large disks,resulting in more efficient use of disk space on large drives,and allowing disks over 2 GB to be formatted as a single drive.

IMPORTANT: If you enable large disk support and create anynew drives on this disk, you will not be able to accessthe new drive(s) using other operating systems,including some versions of Windows 95 and Windows NT,as well as earlier versions of Windows and MS-DOS.In addition, disk utilities that were not designedexplicitly for the FAT32 file system will not be ableto work with this disk. If you need to access this disk with other operating systems or older disk utilities,do not enable large drive support.

Do you wish to enable large disk support (Y/N). . . . .? [Y]------------------------------------------------------------

At FDISK’s main menu we’ll select Option 1 to createa partition and then we’ll choose Option 1 again to Createa Primary DOS Partition. When prompted as to how largewe want the partition to be, we’ll tell FDISK to make itthe maximum allowable size - which in this case will bethe whole drive.

This partition will be set Active and will be automaticallyassigned as Drive C:

Now, we’ll return to the main menu because we needto work on the second hard drive - this one has just beenpartitioned.

------------------------------------------------------------                        Microsoft Windows 98                     Fixed Disk Setup Program               (C)Copyright Microsoft Corp. 1993 - 1998

FDISK Options

Current Fixed Disk Drive: 1

Choose one of the following:

1.Create DOS partition or Logical DOS Drive2.Set Active Partition3.Delete partition or Logical DOS Drive4.Display Partition Information5.Change current fixed disk drive

Enter choice: [1]

Press ESC to exit FDISK------------------------------------------------------------Choose
Option 5 to be presented with a list ofavailable drives. Here’s an example.

------------------------------------------------------------

Change Current Fixed Disk Drive

Disk    Drv    Mbytes    Free    Usage  1            19571              100%         C:     6150         D:    13421  2            19564        8     100%         E:    19556  3            13037        8     100%         F:    11037                1992

(1 Mbyte = 1048576 Bytes)Enter Fixed Disk Drive Number (1-3). . . . . . . . . . [1]

Press ESC to return to FDISK Options------------------------------------------------------------

In the example above, there are actually 3 drives listed- we have only two, so we’ll select Disk 2 andthen press Enter. FDISK will now be working on the second hard drive we have installed in our system.

We should be back at the main menu again. As before,we’ll choose Option 1 to allow us to create a partition.In this case, we’re going to create an Extended DOS Partitionand then make some Logical DOS Drives within it.

As in Example 1,we’ll select Option 2 to create the partition.

------------------------------------------------------------

Create DOS Partition or Logical DOS Drive

Current fixed disk drive: 1

Choose one of the following:

1.Create Primary DOS Partition2.Create Extended DOS Partition3.Create Logical DOS Drive(s) in the Extended DOS Partition

Enter choice: [1]

Press ESC to return to FDISK Options------------------------------------------------------------

When prompted as to how large we want to create the partition,we’ll tell FDISK to use the whole drive.  Remember, we decidedto split this drive in half so after the partition is createdand FDISK asks us how large we want to make the first LogicalDOS Drive, we’ll say 50%.  Once that drive is created,FDISK should ask us if we wish to continue making drives- if it doesn’t, just return to the Create menu and chooseOption 3. This time, we’ll let FDISK use all the remainingspace on the drive which should be 50%.

Hit ESC a few times to get out of the FDISK program andbe prepared to reboot your computer.It’s time to format those drives!

Fdisk Part1 

Fdisk Part2  

Fdisk Part3  

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