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Partitioning and Formatting The Hard Disk

This document discusses hard disk partitioning and formatting. It defines partitioning as dividing a disk into parts and formatting as organizing data. It provides steps for partitioning and formatting a disk using Windows XP Setup, including preparing the disk, choosing a file system like NTFS or FAT32, creating and deleting partitions, and installing Windows. The document also compares NTFS and FAT32 in terms of security, compatibility, space efficiency, and reliability.

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Partitioning and Formatting The Hard Disk

This document discusses hard disk partitioning and formatting. It defines partitioning as dividing a disk into parts and formatting as organizing data. It provides steps for partitioning and formatting a disk using Windows XP Setup, including preparing the disk, choosing a file system like NTFS or FAT32, creating and deleting partitions, and installing Windows. The document also compares NTFS and FAT32 in terms of security, compatibility, space efficiency, and reliability.

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Computer Hardware and

Software Technology

Hard Disk Partitioning and Formatting


Introduction
 What is partitioning?
 The act or process of dividing
something into parts
 What is formatting?
 A plan for the organization and
arrangement of a specified production.
Objectives:
 After the lesson, the students will
be able to:
 Familiarize the different reminders
before partitioning or formatting the
hard disk
 Enumerate the procedures on how to
partition the hard disk
 Enumerate the procedures on how to
format the hard disk
Reminders Before the Partitioning
and Formatting the Hard Disk
 Prepare the hard disk according to the
manufacturer's instructions
 Set the jumpers and the cabling according to the
role of the hard disk (for example, master or
subordinate) and make any required BIOS (or
CMOS) changes
 Determine the type of file system that you
want to use
 FAT32
 Preferably, when using drives or partitions of over
200 MB the FAT file system should not be used.
This is because as the size of the volume increases,
performance with FAT will quickly decrease.
 NTFS
Reminders Before the Partitioning
and Formatting the Hard Disk (cont.)
 If the hard disk already contains
data, back it up
 When you partition and format a hard disk, all
the data on that partition is permanently
deleted.
 If the hard disk has a drive overlay or
a disk management program, make
sure that it is compatible
 If your computer uses drive overlay software
for large hard disk support, do not use the
Windows XP Setup program to partition or to
format the drive until you have verified that
Windows XP is compatible with the software.
Reminders Before the Partitioning
and Formatting the Hard Disk (cont.)
 If you have software that you want to
reinstall, verify that you have the disks
 Make sure that you have the original CDs or floppy
disks so that you can reinstall the software
programs after you partition and format your drive.
 If you have updated device drivers for
peripheral devices, back them up
 If you have installed an updated device driver for
your peripheral devices (for example, modems and
printers), make sure that you back up the new
driver for the device to a location other than the
drive that you want to format and partition so that
you can reinstall it after you install your operating
system.
Reminders Before the Partitioning
and Formatting the Hard Disk (cont.)

 Configure your computer to


start from the CD or DVD drive
 You may have to modify your
computer's BIOS settings to set this
configuration
Partitioning the Hard Disk using the
Windows XP Setup Program
 Insert the Windows XP CD into your CD or DVD
drive. Restart the computer
 The computer will prompt a message asking us
to press any key to boot from the CD or DVD
drive. Press any key.
 The computer will prompt a message to press
F6. This option will load the third party program
or raid technology program. Don’t press any
key.
 The computer will prompt a message to press
F2. This option will load the Automated System
Recovery. Use it if you have a system recovery
disk to fix the corrupted OS.
Partitioning the Hard Disk using the
Windows XP Setup Program

 At the Welcome to Setup page


 Press Enter
 to set up Windows XP
 Press R
 to repair a Windows XP installation using
Recovery Console
 Press F3
 to quit setup
 Licensing Agreement is shown on
the screen, press F8 to accept it.
Partitioning the Hard Disk using the
Windows XP Setup Program
 If an existing Windows XP installation is
detected, you are prompted to repair it. To
bypass the repair, press ESC.
 All existing partitions and unpartitioned spaces
are listed. Use the ARROW keys to select an
existing partition,
 Options:
 Press Enter – set up Windows XP on selected
item
 Press C – to create a partition in the
unpartitioned space
 Press D – delete the selected partation
Partitioning the Hard Disk using the
Windows XP Setup Program

 Creating a Partition
 Select the unpartition space
 Press C and type the size of the
partition. Take note the size is in terms
of MB.
 Delete a Partition
 Select the partition space
 Press D, press “Enter” if necessary, and
press L to confirm the deletion of the
partition
Format the hard disk and install
Windows XP
 Select the partition space using arrow keys where
you want to install Windows XP, and then press
Enter
 Format option will be shown on the screen. The
options are:
 Format the partition by using the NTFS file
system (Quick)
 Format the partition by using the FAT file system
(Quick)
 Format the partition by using the NTFS file
system
 Format the partition by using the FAT file system
 Leave the current file system intact (no changes)
Format the hard disk and install
Windows XP
 Notes
 If the selected partition is a new partition, the option
to leave the current file system intact is not available.
 If the selected partition is larger than 32 gigabytes
(GB), the FAT file system option is not available.
 If the selected partition is larger than 2 GB, the
Windows Setup program uses the FAT32 file system
(you must press ENTER to confirm).
 If the partition is smaller than 2 GB, the Windows
Setup program uses the FAT16 file system.
 If you deleted and created a new System partition, but
you are installing Windows XP on a different partition,
you are prompted to select a file system for both the
System and Startup partitions.
Format the hard disk and install
Windows XP
 Press ENTER.
 After the Windows Setup program
formats the partition, follow the
instructions that appear on the
screen to install Windows XP. After
the Windows Setup program is
finished and you have restarted the
computer, you can use the Disk
Management tools in Windows XP to
create or format more partitions.
NTFS vs. FAT32
 Security
 FAT32 provides very little security. A user with
access to a drive using FAT32 has access to
the files on that drive.
 NTFS allows the use of NTFS Permissions. It's
much more difficult to implement, but folder
and file access can be controlled individually,
down to an an extreme degree if necessary.
The down side of using NTFS Permissions is
the chance for error and screwing up the
system is greatly magnified.
 Windows XP Professional supports file
encryption.
 
NTFS vs. FAT32 (cont..)
 Compatibility
 NTFS volumes are not recognized by Windows
95/98/Me. This is only a concern when the system
is set up for dual or multi-booting. FAT32 must be
be used for any drives that must be accessed when
the computer is booted from Windows 95/98 or
Windows Me.
 An additional note to the previous statement. Users
on the network have access to shared folders no
matter what disk format is being used or what
version of Windows is installed.
 FAT and FAT32 volumes can be converted to NTFS
volumes. NTFS cannot be converted to FAT32
without reformatting.
 
NTFS vs. FAT32 (cont..)
 Space Efficiency
 NTFS supports disk quotas, allowing you to control the
amount of disk usage on a per user basis.
 NTFS supports file compression. FAT32 does not.
 How a volume manages data is outside the scope of this
article, but once you pass the 8GB partition size, NTFS
handles space management much more efficiently than
FAT32. Cluster sizes play an important part in how much
disk space is wasted storing files. NTFS provides smaller
cluster sizes and less disk space waste than FAT32.
 In Windows XP, the maximum partition size that can be
created using FAT32 is 32GB. This increases to 16TB
(terabytes) using NTFS. There is a workaround for the
32GB limitation under FAT32, but it is a nuisance
especially considering the size of drives currently being
manufactured.
 
NTFS vs. FAT32 (cont..)
 Reliability
 FAT32 drives are much more susceptible to
disk errors.
 NTFS volumes have the ability to recover from
errors more readily than similar FAT32
volumes.
 Log files are created under NTFS which can be
used for automatic file system repairs.
 NTFS supports dynamic cluster remapping for
bad sectors and prevent them from being used
in the future.

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