Setting Up Partitions For Windows 2000, Xp, Server 2003 Operating Systems - Siemens SIMATIC PC 847B Operating Instructions Manual

11.2.3.1

Setting up partitions for Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003 operating systems

The hard disk needs to be partitioned after installation of a new hard disk, if partitions are
faulty, of if the user wants to change the partition sizes.
CAUTION
All data on the hard disk are lost if you delete / setup partitions or logical DOS volumes. All
partitions on the hard disk are deleted.
Microsoft recommends setup of the NTFS file system on hard disk partitions in Windows
operating systems. Procedure:
Setting up partitions
When shipped, the partitions are set up as follows:
Partition
First
Second
1. Boot from the Recovery CD and then follow the on-screen instructions until the Recovery
2. Start the DiskPart tool in the "Siemens SIMATIC Recovery" window. Enter the following
list disk
select disk 0
list partition
clean
create partition primary
size=n
select partition 1
active
exit
Additional DiskPart functions:
Help
SIMATIC Rack PC 847B
Operating Instructions, 06/2008, A5E02203168-01
Operating system
Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003
Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003
functions window is displayed.
commands in the displayed command interface:
Name
SYSTEM
DATA
Displays all available hard disks.
For selecting the disk to be reconfigured. 0 selects the first hard disk
drive.
Displays all partitions on the selected hard disk.
Deletes the entire selected hard disk. All information stored is lost.
Creates a primary partition with a size of n MB on the selected HDD.
Default values:
n = 20000 for Windows 2000, XP, Windows Server 2003
Select the primary partition
Activates the selected partition
Closes the DiskPart tool.
Shows all DiskPart commands. Additional command parameters
entered are described in the help extension.
Example: create partition help
Maintenance and service
11.2 Reinstalling the software
Size File system
20 GB NTFS not compressed
Remaind NTFS not compressed
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