----- Original Message -----
From: David Sutfin <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2000 1:09 AM
Subject: [PCBUILD] can I format one part of a paritioned hard drive with
out effecting the other?

> I need to format my D: drive, but it's the partion of my only local
hard
> disk.  Can I format my D: drive without effecting the data that is
kept on
> my C: drive?
>
Yes, formatting your D: drive will not affect any other partition or
logical drive.

Partitions are only managed by FDISK.  You must specify a physical disk
drive number to select which hard disk you want to manage partitions on.
A partition is known to the operating system as a "logical drive" and is
referenced with a "drive letter" (C:, D:, etc.).  You specify a logical
drive by the drive letter and only that one logical drive (partition) is
affected.  FORMAT affects only logical drives.  This is an important
distinction to be aware of.

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