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SLK 3 for GRADE 11 COMPUTER SYSTEM SERVICING

QUARTER 3 WEEK 1

I. PRELIMINARIES
Competency LO4. INSTALL APPLICATION SOFTWARE
 Install Application Software based on software installation
guides, end-user requirements and software
license agreement.
(TLE_IACSS9-12ICCS-IIIa-e-31)
Objectives At the end of this module, you are expected to:
 define disk management;
 list the steps in partitioning a hard drive; and
 demonstrate confidence in disk management to perform storage
tasks.
Topic/
Subject Matter  WINDOWS DISK MANAGEMENT
Textbook  Other Sources (internet sources)
Materials  Answer Sheets, Android phone, Laptop
Copyrights  Department of Education-Division of Talisay City
Total Points  60pts
Date  March 1-5, 2021

II. CONTENT MAP

WINDOWS DISK
MANAGEMENT

DISK
USE DISK
MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT
OVERVIEW

OPEN DISK WINDOWS HARD

MANAGEMENT DRIVE PARTITION

III. CONTENT

NOTES DISK

MANAGEMENT
Disk Management is an extension of the Microsoft Management Console that allows full
management of the disk-based hardware recognized by Windows.

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It's used to manage the drives installed in a computer—like hard disk drives (internal
and external), optical disk drives, and flash drives. It can be used to partition and format
drives, assign drive letters, and much more.

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 Note: Disk
Management is
sometimes spelling
incorrectly
as Disc Manageme
nt. Also,
even though they
might sound
similar, it's not
the same
as Device Manager.

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HOW TO OPEN DISK MANAGEMENT

The most common way to access Disk Management is via the Computer Management utility,
which you can get to from Administrative Tools in the Control Panel.

Note: It can also be started by

executing diskmgmt.msc via
the Command Prompt or
another command-
line interface in Windows.

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HOW TO USE DISK MANAGEMENT

Disk Management has two main sections—a top and a bottom:
1. The top section contains a list of all the partitions, formatted or not, that Windows
recognizes.
2. The bottom section contains a graphical representation of the physical drives installed in
the computer.

Here are some common things that you can do in Disk Management:
 Partition a drive  Shrink a partition  Change a drive's file
 Format a drive  Extend a partition system
 Change a drive's letter  Delete a partition

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HOW TO PARTITION A HARD DRIVE
Hard drives must be partitioned before being formatted in Windows
What to Know
The first thing to do after installing a hard drive is to partition it.
To partition a drive, open Disk Management, select the drive, create a volume at the size you
want, and select a drive letter.
You'll want to format the drive next unless you have advanced plans for the partition but that's not
very common.
To partition a hard drive in Windows means to sections off a part of it and make that part available to
the operating system. In other words, a hard drive isn’t useful to your operating system until it’s
partitioned. Additionally, it’s notavailable to youtostorefiles onuntil youformat it (whichisanother, just
as simpleprocess).

Most of the time, this “part” of the hard drive is the entire usable space, but creating multiple partitions on a
hard drive is also possible so that they can store backup files in one partition, movies in another, etc.

HOW TO PARTITION A HARD DRIVE IN WINDOWS

Here's how to do it:
1. Open Disk Management, the tool included in
all versions of Windows that lets you partition
drives, among a number of other things.

In Windows 10 and Windows 8/8.1, the Power

User Menu is the easiest way to start Disk
Management. You can also start Disk
Management via command-line in any version
of Windows, but the Computer Management
method is probably best for most people.

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2. When Disk Management opens, you should see

an Initialize Disk window with the message "You
must initialize a disk before Logical Disk
Manager can access it."
In Windows XP, you'll see an Initialize and
Convert Disk Wizard screen instead. Follow that
wizard, making sure to not select the option to
"convert" the disk, unless you're sure you need to.
Skip to Step 4 when done.
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3. On this screen, you're asked to choose a partition style for the new hard drive.
Choose GPT if the new hard drive you installed is 2 TB or larger. Choose MBR if it's
smaller than 2 TB. Choose OK after making your selection.

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4. Locate the hard drive you want to partition from the drive map at the bottom of the Disk
Management window.
5. Once you've found the space you want to partition, tap-
and-hold or right-click anywhere on it, and choose
New Simple Volume.

In Windows XP, the option is called New Partition.

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6. Choose Next > on the New Simple Volume

Wizard window that appeared.

In Windows XP, a Select Partition Type screen

appears next, where you should choose Primary
partition. The Extended partition option is useful
only if you're creating five or more partitions on a
single physical hard drive. Select Next > after making
the selection.

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7. Choose Next > on the Specify Volume Size step to
confirm the size of the drive you're creating.
The default size that you see in the Simple volume size
in MB: field should equal the amount shown in
the Maximum disk space in MB: field. This means that
you're creating a partition that equals the total available
space on the physical hard drive.
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8. Select Next > on the Assign Drive Letter or Path step,

assuming the default drive letter you see is OK with
you.
Windows automatically assigns the first available
drive letter, skipping A & B, which on most
computers will be D or E. You're welcome to set the
Assign the following drive letter option to anything
that's available.
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9. Choose Do not format this volume on the Format
Partition step, and then select Next >
Note: If you know what you're doing, feel free to
format the drive as part of this process. However,
since this tutorial focuses on partitioning a hard
drive in Windows.

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10. Verify your choices on the Completing the New

Simple Volume Wizard screen, which should look
something like this:
Volume Type: Simple Volume
Disk selected: Disk 1
Volume size: 61437 MB
Drive letter or path: F:
File system: None
Allocation unit size: Default
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11. Choose Finish and Windows will partition the drive, a process that will only take a few
seconds on most computers.
12. Next, Windows will try to open the new drive automatically. However, since it's not yet
formatted and can't be used, you'll see this message instead: "You need to format the disk
in drive F: before you can use it. Do you want to format it?"

This only happens in Windows 10, Windows 8, and Windows 7. You won't see this in
Windows Vista or Windows XP and that's perfectly fine. Just skip to the last step below if
you're using one of those versions of Windows.

13. Select Cancel and then proceed to Step 14.

If you're familiar with the concepts involved with

formatting a hard drive, feel free to choose Format
disk instead.

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14. Continue to our How to Format a Hard Drive in Windows tutorial for instructions on
formatting this partitioned drive so you can use it.

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IV.