Creating A Primary Partition - Gateway DX4320 Hardware Installation Manual

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.
Important
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
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 . The
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availability and status.
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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Change Current Fixed Disk Drive
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Partitioning the new drive
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