1 partitioning a hard drive ©richard goldman revised january 8, 2001 revised december 9, 2002
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Partitioning a Hard Drive
©Richard GoldmanRevised January 8, 2001
Revised December 9, 2002
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Unformatted Hard Drive
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Hard Drive must be low level formatted before it is partitioned.
Low Level Format – Tracks & Sectors are added
Normally done by Hard Drive Manufacturer.
The SCSI drives usually have software that will allow you to Low level format a drive if necessary.
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Partitioning
Primary Partition Create Master Boot
Sector Master Partition Table Master Boot Code Located at:
Cylinder 0 Head 0 Sector 1
Create Primary Partition Volume Boot Record
Located at: First sector in partition
C:
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C:Partitioning
Extended Partition Create Extended
Partition
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C:Partitioning
Logical Volumes in Extended Partition
Create Logical Volumes D: & E:
Create Volume Boot Records in each new volume
D:
E:
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C:
High LevelFormatting
Format Primary Partition
Create Root Directory Create File Allocation
Tables (2 FATs)D:
E:
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C:
High LevelFormatting
Format First Logical Volume in Extended Partition Create Root
Directory Create File
Allocation Tables (2 FATs)
D:
E:
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C:
D:
E:
High LevelFormatting
Format Second Logical Volume in Extended Partition Create Root
Directory Create File
Allocation Tables (2 FATs)
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Install Windows 9X Operating System
Install Operating System on Primary Partition
DOS Kernel IO.SYS MSDOS.SYS Command.COM
Windows 9X Use
FORMAT C: /S SYS C:
C:
D:
E:
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Install Applications
Install Applications on any Partition – Example:
Microsoft Office Word Excel Power Point
Quicken Other Software
Location: Most applications will select C: as
the default drive but can be redirected to install on other drives.
C:
D:
E:
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Store Data
Store data on any partition
Use partitions to organize your data
C:
D:
E:
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Types of Partitions Primary:
A drive that is bootable (if an operating system is loaded on it).
A drive that programs can be installed and run on. A drive that can be used to store data.
Extended: A partition that can hold up to 23 (D:-Z:) logical
partitions. Logical Drives Within an Extended Partition
A drive that programs can be installed and run on. A drive that can be used to store data.
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Using FDISK to Create a Primary Partition
Run FDISK(from your Startup Floppy)
Enter: [1] “Create a DOS partition or Logical DOS
Drive” [1] “Create a Primary DOS partition” The size of partition you want to create
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Using FDISK to Create an Extended Partition
Run FDISK(from your Startup Floppy)
Enter: [1] “Create a DOS partition or Logical DOS
Drive” [2] “Create an Extended DOS partition” The size of partition you want to create
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Using FDISK to Create a Logical Drive in an Extended Partition
Run FDISK(from your Startup Floppy)
Enter: [1] “Create a DOS partition or Logical DOS
Drive” [3] “Create Logical DOS drive(s) in the
extended DOS partition” The size of partition you want to create
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Partitioning Creates a Master Boot Sector
The first sector of a hard drive Cylinder 0, head 0, sector 1
Contains the Master Partition Table A list describing the partitions (4 max) on the disk
Where each partition starts and ends How big each partition is The type of file system If it is bootable
Contains the Master Boot Code Program that runs the boot program on the active
partition Created with:
FDISK (DOS & Win 9X) Disk Manager (NT & Win 2000) Partition Magic or other third party program