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

Chapter 6: Setting up the New Drive Manually

Creating an NTFS partition in Windows XP

If you replaced a hard drive and have Windows XP on your computer, it is not
necessary to partition a hard drive that is running NTFS. However, you may
want to create an extended partition so logical drives can be assigned.
To create an extended partition using Windows XP NTFS:
1
Click
Control Panel is in Category View, click
2
Click/Double-click
3
Double-click
opens.
4
Double-click
5
Right-click the shaded, unallocated space box.
6
Click
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Complete the New Partition Wizard. Select Extended Partition when
prompted for a partition type.
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Go to "Formatting the New Drive" on page 50.
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, then click
Start Control Panel
Administrative Tools
Computer Management
Disk Management
.
New Partition
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. The Control Panel window opens. If your
Performance and Maintenance
.
. The Computer Management window
.
.