NEC BladeServer Express5800 Series User Manual page 179

8.
Specify the installation medium and the Windows system partition.
The [Specify medium / Partition] steps are displayed. Confirm the parameters, modify if
necessary, and then click [Next].
IMPORTANT:
About partition size
– Specify a partition size larger than the required minimum size
for operating system installation.
– Do not specify a partition size larger than the capacity of the
connected hard disk drive.
– You cannot specify a partition size larger than 2,097,152MB
(2TB) for a RAID system.
If you select "Create a new partition" in "Windows system drive
settings," the contents of the hard disk will be deleted.
If "Use existing partitions" is selected, EXPRESSBUILDER
installs the operating system to the first partition (the first partition
is deleted). The data in the other partitions is retained if the system
has two or more partitions (see the figure below):
You cannot reinstall the system if the existing partition is upgraded
to a dynamic disk. Do not select "Use existing partitions" in
"Windows system drive settings."
First Second
Partition Partition
Deleted Retained
Installing and Using Utilities 6-11
Third
Partition
Retained