partitioning hard drive

glagic · 03-26-2002, 08:27 PM

can anyone tell me how to partition a hard drive? i have two in my computer and want to make one of the drives specifically for music and stuff. i currently have stuff on it, so yea...any help is welcomed

Bires · 03-26-2002, 08:31 PM

...or pickup a copy of Partition Magic (or similar program, but PM is the best for non-WinXP computers)

If you're running Win9X-partition using a program called "fdisk" after booting to a command prompt (best with a floppy disk). Fdisk is in your windows/command directory.

If you're running Win2k or WinXP...use a partitioning program.

Bires · 03-26-2002, 08:32 PM

...take a look at your signature line. You don't actually have a PII-*166* MMX do you?

xsiled2 · 03-26-2002, 10:09 PM

no such thing as a p2 166 mmx...

Spikeysash85 · 03-28-2002, 04:45 PM

Put in a boot disk and start the computor.
At a:\ prompt type in fdisk.
it will ask if to enable large disk, say yes.
Now press the number 3 and enter.
Now press the number 1 and enter
delet the c drive that you have thier, If you have a drive label type it in when it asks you and procede deleting it.
Now press esc and get back to the original options.
Thier press 1 and enter.
Press 1 and enter again.
It will ask you if you want to use max amount of disk space. Say no, and then type in ruphly how much space you want the c: drive to us press enter, bla bla bla.
Now go back to the options again press that you want to creat extended partision. If it asks you to make it the amount of space you have left for the next drive say yes.
Now set the first partision active.
Now restart the comp and format both the partisions you created, by typin format x: at a:\. x= c, and d
And instal windows.

Sorry if this was confusing but its the best way i could put it from memory.

glagic · 03-29-2002, 08:56 PM

okie...so i fixed my signiture thingy..but the reason its at 166, is cuz i took it out of an old comp and the multiplier and stuff on my mobo is al messed up. 166 is all i can get

Bires · 03-29-2002, 10:26 PM

I figured it was a PII-266 or 366...but pentium 166...wow

Let's take a quiet moment and remember all those pentiums that have gone before... (LONG BEFORE)

So...you're using Win98...make a boot disk and copy the following to it from the windows/command directory:

fdisk
sys
attrib
edit
mscdex
himem
doskey
format
xcopy
your dos CD drivers(from whereever they may be)

and do what Spikeysash85 says

Do note that if you don't have win98...you're in for several 2G drives

Cheesypuff · 03-30-2002, 01:49 AM

A moment of scilence

03-26-2002, 08:27 PM	#1
glagic Lieutenant Commander Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: UC Irvine Posts: 799	partitioning hard drive can anyone tell me how to partition a hard drive? i have two in my computer and want to make one of the drives specifically for music and stuff. i currently have stuff on it, so yea...any help is welcomed

03-26-2002, 08:31 PM	#2
Bires Admiral Join Date: May 2000 Posts: 5,064	need to know Operating System ...or pickup a copy of Partition Magic (or similar program, but PM is the best for non-WinXP computers) If you're running Win9X-partition using a program called "fdisk" after booting to a command prompt (best with a floppy disk). Fdisk is in your windows/command directory. If you're running Win2k or WinXP...use a partitioning program. __________________ Five years...

03-26-2002, 08:32 PM	#3
Bires Admiral Join Date: May 2000 Posts: 5,064	by the way... ...take a look at your signature line. You don't actually have a PII-166 MMX do you?

03-29-2002, 10:26 PM	#7
Bires Admiral Join Date: May 2000 Posts: 5,064	wow...sorry to hear that, glagic I figured it was a PII-266 or 366...but pentium 166...wow Let's take a quiet moment and remember all those pentiums that have gone before... (LONG BEFORE) So...you're using Win98...make a boot disk and copy the following to it from the windows/command directory: fdisk sys attrib edit mscdex himem doskey format xcopy your dos CD drivers(from whereever they may be) and do what Spikeysash85 says Do note that if you don't have win98...you're in for several 2G drives

03-30-2002, 01:49 AM	#8
Cheesypuff Vice Admiral Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Cali, but missing Hong Kong and Texas Posts: 4,782	A moment of scilence __________________ Life is like toilet paper, long and useful! The stars at night, are big and bright clap 4x deep in the heart of TEXAS!

03-26-2002, 10:09 PM	#4
xsiled2 Vice Admiral Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: bye Posts: 4,090	no such thing as a p2 166 mmx...

03-28-2002, 04:45 PM	#5
Spikeysash85 Ensign Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 34	Put in a boot disk and start the computor. At a:\ prompt type in fdisk. it will ask if to enable large disk, say yes. Now press the number 3 and enter. Now press the number 1 and enter delet the c drive that you have thier, If you have a drive label type it in when it asks you and procede deleting it. Now press esc and get back to the original options. Thier press 1 and enter. Press 1 and enter again. It will ask you if you want to use max amount of disk space. Say no, and then type in ruphly how much space you want the c: drive to us press enter, bla bla bla. Now go back to the options again press that you want to creat extended partision. If it asks you to make it the amount of space you have left for the next drive say yes. Now set the first partision active. Now restart the comp and format both the partisions you created, by typin format x: at a:\. x= c, and d And instal windows. Sorry if this was confusing but its the best way i could put it from memory.

03-29-2002, 08:56 PM	#6
glagic Lieutenant Commander Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: UC Irvine Posts: 799	okie...so i fixed my signiture thingy..but the reason its at 166, is cuz i took it out of an old comp and the multiplier and stuff on my mobo is al messed up. 166 is all i can get

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