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You are supposed to have unallocated disk space if you want to create more partitions. So if you want to split one partition in two you have to delete the partition and then using the unallocated space create two new partitions.
There are simpler ways to do that, for instance, using special software such as Partition Magic, Acronis disk editor and so on.
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How do you free unallocated space on your laptop hard drive?
You have to create the primary partition, which will create a drive with assigned letter for you. Or you can create the extended partition where you can create logical drives it can be more than 1.
Can there be more than one extended partition on a hard drive?
yes
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.
When installing XP it tells you to select a partition to useon my PC it only sHow is 1 partition and nothing else should there be something else I cant create a new partition why?
You can have one or more partitions on your hard drive. Of you have only one partition it will still ask you where you want to install the OS. Yes you can create more partitions if you have unallocated space on your hard drive. The xp installation program allows you to do that. Just read carefully what's asking you.
Is it better to partition a external hard drive?
In general, there is no reason to have more than one partition on an external hard drive. There are some specific cases where it might be desirable but you would know if you had a requirement like that.
What is the max hard disk Win 2000 recognize?
Windows 2000 can utilize the full capacity of any drive, providing that the BIOS can also see it. The maximum partition size for Windows 2000 is 256 terabytes, or about 256 times the size of the largest consumer drives available. A hard drive can have more than one partition on it, so even if the hard drive you had exceeded 256 terabytes, you could use the rest of the space by partitioning the remaining space.
Do external hard drives have a partition?
Modern disk drive construction more or less requires drives to have at least one partition. Whether the drive is internal or external is immaterial.
How do you get more partitions?
when installing your operating system you will create them, BE CAREFUL with out a program like partition magic, once you partition a Hard drive it is permanent.
What scans the hard drive and allocates file space more efficiently?
drive space
Why get a larger hard drive?
More space
What happens if you have two drive assignments the same?
You can'tassigntwo different drives the same letter. If you are having an hard drive or hard disk then you can make different partition and then assign each partition differently, but can not assign same letter for two or more drives.
When windows 2000xp is installed on a new hard drive each partition is divided into one or more what?
logical drives
