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What DOS command is used to partition a hard drive for FAT file system?
FDISK
What is the partition on the hard drive used to boot the OS?
active partition
What is the name of the Command used to partition the disk?
In Windows XP there is a way to partition a disk without having to use the Command Line Interface. If you go to Start then right click on My Computer and go to Manage, then Disk Management, a graphical user interface will show you the layout of your hard drive. Then you can right click on the hard drive you want to partition and then select New Partition (or New Primary Drive or something like that). Then just follow the instructions and you can partition the disk however you want.
How do you partition a hard disk in dos?
The Fdisk command is used to change hard disk partitions in DOS.
List three types of information contained in a hard drive's partition table?
A map to the partitions on the hard drive. This table tells BIOS how many partitions the drive has and how each partitions is divided into one or more logical drives, which partition contains the drive to be used for booting (called the active partition), and where each logical drive begins and ends.1-map to the partitions on on the hard drive2-information about where each logical drive is located, where it starts and where it ends3-which partition contains the drive to be used for booting (the active partition)The first is a map to the partitions on the harddrive,and how they are divided, the second, which partition contains the drive to be used for booting this is called the "Active Partition", and third where each logical begin and ends.
Which utility is used to partition a new hard drive in windows 98?
FDISK
What command is used to partition a harddrive?
The fdisk command is used to create and modify partitions on a hard drive. Be very careful when using fdisk. You could lose data and corrupt your hard drive if you don't know what you're doing. At the command line type:$ man fdiskto get the manual page for the fdisk command.---- In Linux: After MUCH frustration, digging, trial-and-error, I have answered a related question.My problem was that I could not delete or resize two "unallocated partitions on my hard drive. All the options (unmount, resize, delete, etc.) were grayed out. I could not unmount them because they were in use.The answer was to download the GParted LIVE CD from: http://gparted.sourceforge.net.I simply inserted the GParted LIVE CD, rebooted, and -- voila! -- I could move, resize, and delete all my partitions at will! IMHO, the GParted utility is much easier to use then Partition Magic, and best of all, it is FREE!I hope this post can help others with a similar problem.Lloyd----
Which utility is used to partition a new hard drive in windows98?
Fdisk. Windows 98 cd's are not bootable (for the most part) so in order to partition a new hard disk in preparation of a windows 98 install, you will need to make a boot floppy (or boot CD, or USB) which will enable you to partition and format the disk for windows install. Follow the link below for some disk images, utilities, and workarounds for the windows 98 bootdisk dilemma.
20 What Windows utility can be used to partition and format a hard drive?
Disk management
What is hard drive partition?
Disk partition it involves the dividing of the hard disks into portions as opposed to the using of the hard disk without dividing it. Disk partition is very important since it allows the maximum usage of the disk and it encourages organisation of the disk; it is also easier to change programs without affecting other programs.
What is command used to change FAT32 partition into NTFS partition?
dsk cnv
What is the command used to change a FAT32 partition to an NTFS partition?
f-disk
