Setting Up The Partitions Under Windows Nt - Siemens SIMATIC Rack PC 840 V2 Operating Instructions Manual

Setting up an extended FAT 32 partition
In order to create an extended partition, restart from the Recovery CD as described earlier in
steps 1 to 4.
Create an extended DOS partition with the remaining capacity of the hard disk.
The FAT 32 files system can be converted to a NTFS files system under
Windows 2000/XP with the
Format
function (total data loss), or by entering the command
CONVERT D: /FS:NTFS
without data loss.
11.2.3.2

Setting up the partitions under Windows NT

After you have installed a new hard disk, or if partitions are faulty, or when you wish to
change the partitioning on your hard disk, you need to set up new partitions on the hard disk.
Caution
By deleting or creating partitions or logical DOS partitions, all saved data are lost on the hard
disk. All partitions on the hard disk will be deleted.
Factory setup of the hard disk with Windows NT includes:
• One partition with a FAT16 file system
• One partition with a NTFS file system
To restore the partitions to factory state, proceed as follows:
Primary partition
1. To boot from the Recovery CD, when the BIOS message appears press:
<F2> to enter SETUP or <ESC> to display the boot menu
the ESC key. After initialization, a boot menu selection screen is displayed.
2. Select
CD-ROM drive
3. From the "Microsoft Windows 98 Startup Menu" screen form, select
2. Boot for FDISK, FORMAT or Windows NT Setup
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Maintenance and service
11.2 Reinstalling the software
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