Gateway DX4320 Hardware Installation Guide - Page 51
To create an extended partition using FAT16 or FAT32:, Creating an NTFS partition in WindowsNT4.0
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Partitioning the new drive To create an extended partition using FAT16 or FAT32: 1 In the FDISK program, type 1, then press ENTER. Create DOS Partition or Logical DOS Drive is selected. 2 Type 2, then press ENTER. The Create Extended DOS Partition screen appears and your computer verifies the drive integrity. After the message The Extended DOS Partition is created appears, the total size of the partition appears. 3 Press ENTER. 4 Press ESC, then press ENTER. The partition is assigned a letter. 5 Press ENTER repeatedly until a message tells you that all available drive space has been partitioned. 6 Press ESC. The FDISK Options menu opens. 7 Press ESC. FDISK closes. 8 Go to "Formatting the New Drive" on page 50. Creating an NTFS partition in Windows NT 4.0 If you replaced a failed drive and have Windows NT 4.0 on your computer, Gateway has formatted the primary partition (2.1 GB) of the new hard drive using FAT16. You can convert the FAT16 partition to NTFS without losing the file information on the drive. You cannot convert a NTFS partition to FAT16 without reformatting the entire drive and losing the file information on the drive. To create an extended partition using Windows NT NTFS: 1 Click Start, Programs, Administrative Tools, then click Disk Administrator. 2 Select the drive you want to partition. 3 Partition the drive. 4 Go to "Formatting the New Drive" on page 50. www.gateway.com 47