Yesterday, in Shoutmix me, someone who asks, how do I format the partition, because only 1 sentence 2 which may contain terms, ie how to format an existing partition, or how to format a hard drive from 0 (able to reformat or format because hard drive completely new), so this time I'll try to share my experience when using a disk partition utility software, which is PartitionMagic 8.0.
In this post, I am only sharing experiences, maybe many other people who know more than me. I mean to post this article as a lesson for those who do not know how to format and partition the hard disk, or it could be for people who want to know how to delete existing partitions .
Understanding the partition:
Disk partition is a logical part of the disk drive. Each partition can be represented by a letter and will be a drive that can be accessed by DOS. Why do we need to divide the disk into two or more partitions? This is done when the disk storage capacity beyond what can be supported by the DOS version of the run.
Before the format command for disk, partitioned in advance in order to set the amount of capacity that is used. Each partition has a function. Several types of partitions in the know are as follows:
Primary partition - used as the first bootable (drive C) that served as the Master. In partition (C) is installed an operating system (OS) that can be booted at the start of booting.
Extended Partition - the partition boundary between Primary Partition and Logical partitions. This Extended Partition is not a drive, because just a barrier that serves compare between the Primary partition and logical partition for the operating system can differentiate between drive C and the next drive, and the Extended partition usually consists of several logical partitions.
Logical Partitions - is part of the Extended partition. In this partition there is no operating system such as the Primary partition, because the operating system does not recognize the partition as a bootable logical, although later we can give the system when the formatting process. This partition is usually known as the next drive.
If you do not have PartitionMagic software, you can buy or download from the internet. I assume that you already have the software.
How to create a disk partition using PartitionMagic:
1. Open PartitionMagic 8.0
2. Once opened PartitionMagic 8.0, click the name of your hard disk (Disk 1) on the right side of the window PartitionMagic 8.0
3. In the pick a task ... (see the left side of the window PartitionMagic 8.0) select Create the new partition
4. Select Next to continue
5. Select the hard drive we will paritisi, and select Next
6. Select a location partition, for this example please select After C: (Recommended)
7. Determine the desired partition of the size by looking at the information located on the right of the box (Maximum Size & Minimum Size) and then select Next
8. Determine the desired size of partition, it will show the approximate disk partitions according to the data you entered earlier. If you're satisfied with the amount of the desired hard drive partitions, press the Finish button
9. Click the Apply button in the bottom left of the window PartitionMagic 8.0
10. If a confirmation window appears, please select Yes or OK, to start the process of partition the hard disk. After you finish the steps above, then the windows will restart to begin the process of partitioning your hard disk, please wait until the process is complete.
According to the question, to delete the partition a drive, you only live direct to the drive you want to delete, then right-click, the menu will appear. Just select delete partition.
Warning: Do not press any key after your computer restarts, to avoid the failure of the partition process, because I never had the experience, after pressing the button in hopes of speeding the process of restarting, but then looked like he was "hanging", finally I restart again, the data actually lost. Be careful.
Additional: There are actually a short way without using software from third parties, using Fdisk or in the Windows OS itself, which is using Disk Management.
