On Wednesday, November 17, 1999 2:11 PM, Walter R. Worth
<[log in to unmask]>wrote:

> On Wednesday, November 17, 1999, 8:28 AM, mjd <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
>
>
> I have read the facts on partitioning a hard drive, how to, etc.  Could
> someone tell me why and when you would want to do this?
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> Mary -- At some point or another in most of our lives, we will face a
> situation which calls for a hard disk (the thing inside your computer that
> stores all of your data) to be partitioned. Fdisk is a utility that comes
> with Windows 95 (as well as older Microsoft operating systems such as
older
> versions of DOS) but unless
> you know what you're doing, it's always a pain. Hopefully, this little
fdisk
> walk-through will make the process easier for some of you.
>
> Why Should You Partition A Hard Drive?  If you have a new hard disk or
> perhaps a new computer system, you need to tell your computer how to
divide
> up your hard drive. For example, if you have a 2 gigabyte hard drive that
> you are putting in an older computer such as an old 486, the computer's
BIOS
> might not be able to recognize the entire hard drive as a single
partition.
> Therefore you'll have to partition the hard drive into two or more drives.
> Another reason is that some people like to clean out their hard drive and
> start over every few months. Yes, there is logic in that--it keeps files
> from clogging up your hard drive and
> slowing down basic system performance, as well as other reasons.
......<snip>

You may also want to take the easier route of purchasing Partition Magic
from PowerQuest, http://www.powerquest.com.  This utility allows you to
repartition your hd without reformatting it.  HTH. :-)

Walter R. Worth
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