We use the Windows 2008 command-line utility diskpart.exe to extend the original 1021 MB
partition to the full size of the disk, as shown in Example 4-2.
Example 4-2 The diskpart utility extends the basic disk in a command window
CMicrosoft DiskPart version 6.0.6002
Copyright (C) 1999-2007 Microsoft Corporation.
On computer: TC-W2008
DISKPART> list volume
Volume ### Ltr Label
---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- --------
Volume 0
D
Volume 1
G
Volume 2
C
System
Volume 3
H
TC-2008-1
Volume 4
E
TC-2008-2
Volume 5
Volume 6
F
SDD_TC-2008 NTFS
Volume 7
I
SDD_TC-2008 NTFS
Volume 8
J
Volume1
DISKPART>
DISKPART> select volume 8
Volume 8 is the selected volume.
DISKPART> extend
DiskPart successfully extended the volume.
DISKPART> list volume
Volume ### Ltr Label
---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- --------
Volume 0
D
Volume 1
G
Volume 2
C
System
Volume 3
H
TC-2008-1
Volume 4
E
TC-2008-2
Volume 5
Volume 6
F
SDD_TC-2008 NTFS
Volume 7
I
SDD_TC-2008 NTFS
* Volume 8
J
Volume1
DISKPART>exit
Fs
Type
DVD-ROM
DVD-ROM
NTFS
Partition
NTFS
Partition
NTFS
Partition
RAW
Partition
Partition
Partition
NTFS
Partition
Fs
Type
DVD-ROM
DVD-ROM
NTFS
Partition
NTFS
Partition
NTFS
Partition
RAW
Partition
Partition
Partition
NTFS
Partition
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Size
Status
Info
0 B No Media
0 B No Media
117 GB Healthy
System
20 GB Healthy
25 GB Healthy
136 GB Healthy
15 GB Healthy
15 GB Healthy
1021 MB Healthy
Size
Status
Info
0 B No Media
0 B No Media
117 GB Healthy
System
20 GB Healthy
25 GB Healthy
136 GB Healthy
15 GB Healthy
15 GB Healthy
101 GB Healthy
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