Creating An Ntfs Partition In Windows Nt 4.0 - Gateway DX4320 Hardware Installation Manual

To create an extended partition using FAT16 or FAT32:
1
In the FDISK program, type
Logical DOS Drive
2
Type , then press E
2
and your computer verifies the drive integrity. After the message
Extended DOS Partition is created
appears.
3
Press E
NTER
4
Press E
SC
5
Press E
NTER
space has been partitioned.
6
Press E
SC
7
Press E
SC
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Go to "Formatting the New Drive" on page 50.

Creating an NTFS partition in Windows NT 4.0

If you replaced a failed drive and have Windows NT 4.0 on your computer,
Gateway has formatted the primary partition (2.1 GB) of the new hard drive
using FAT16. You can convert the FAT16 partition to NTFS without losing the
file information on the drive.
You cannot convert a NTFS partition to FAT16 without reformatting the entire
drive and losing the file information on the drive.
To create an extended partition using Windows NT NTFS:
1
Click
Start
2
Select the drive you want to partition.
3
Partition the drive.
4
Go to "Formatting the New Drive" on page 50.
1
is selected.
. The
NTER
.
, then press E . The partition is assigned a letter.
NTER
repeatedly until a message tells you that all available drive
. The
FDISK Options
. FDISK closes.
, ,
Programs Administrative Tools
www.gateway.com
, then press E .
NTER
Create Extended DOS Partition
appears, the total size of the partition
menu opens.
, then click
Partitioning the new drive
Create DOS Partition or
screen appears
The
Disk Administrator
.
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