Micron Technology Transport LT User Manual

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PartitionMagic

Software Utilities

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2. On the partition map or in the partition list, select a block of free space.If no

free space exists, you must resize or delete an existing partition to create free
space.

3. On the toolbar, click C:. The Create Partition screen appears.

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You can also click Operations > Create on the menu bar or right-click the free
space and click Create on the Context menu.

4. In the Create as box, click Logical Partition or Primary Partition. If you

select Logical Partition, PartitionMagic automatically creates an extended
partition to enclose the logical partition, or, if you already have an extended
partition, resizes the extended partition larger to encompass the logical
partition (the free space must be inside of or adjacent to the extended
partition). If Logical Partition is unavailable, you may already have four
primary partitions on the hard disk. Or, if you have an extended partition, you
may not have selected a block of free space inside of or adjacent to the
extended partition.

5. From the Partition Type drop-down list, select the desired file system type:

FAT is the most common file system type. It is used by DOS, Windows 3.x,

Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, and OS/2.

FAT32 is used by Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2, Windows 98, and
Windows NT 2000.

HPFS is used by OS/2 and Windows NT 3.51 (and earlier versions).

NTFS is used only by Windows NT.

Linux Ext2 is used only by Linux.

Linux Swap is used only by Linux.

Extended creates an extended partition which can contain any number of
logical partitions. Extended is not an option if the hard disk already
contains an extended partition or four primary partitions.

Unformatted creates unformatted free space on your hard drive.

6. If you wish, enter a label (up to 11 alphanumeric characters) for the new

partition. Descriptive labels help remind you what is stored in a partition (for
example, DATA, APPS, WIN95, etc.).

7. In the Size box, enter the desired size for the partition. PartitionMagic

automatically calculates a recommended size (based on the most efficient use
of disk space), which you can accept or change. If the size you specified for

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