Formating/Partitioning New IBM 60 GB IDE Hard Drive

[Bachfire]

I have just purchased an IBM 75GXP 60GB IDE hard drive.

I would appreciate someone providing me with step by step instructions on how to format the drive and partition it
into three 20GB partitions.

I am totally confused on how to set the three equal partitions with the "FDISK" program.

Thanks for our help!

Bachfire

 

[Wik]

The drive should have came with software to do help you do this. If not go to Maxtor and download their MaxBlast software. This software is great for people that do not know how to use fdisk to set up a new drive.

 

[SimonSays]

if you do not have the format/paritition software supplied by IBM if its OEM.
try contacting or accessing the web if IBM has their own specific format/partition software.

GL

 

[Tsaico]

When you get into fdisk, select the one that allows you to make new partitions, the program will ask you if you want to use the maximum allowable space and make it active, sselect no, then it asks you to put in the desired size of the partition, you do the same for the other two, then when you are all done making your three partitions, set one to active, then reboot and format... Oh yeah, microsoft also has an updated version of fdisk that is for drives larger than 65GB... Go here for it.

 

[Tsaico]

Sorry, I forgot you wanted a step by step...
1. want to enable large disk support--yes
2. then select 1 (create logical dos or dos partition)
3. then select 1 (create primary dos partition)
4. Do you want to make largest available and make partition active?---no
5. Enter in the amount you want partitioned.
it will then verify and all that...
6. repeat until all space is partitioned.
7. Make one active (option 2)
8. then restart
9. at <a:> format your drives... should be c:, d:, and e:
10. install your MS OS. (though you can skip 9, so as long as your dirve is partitioned, the installer will prompt you to format the drive in order to continue)
Good luck...

I always forget something... This is off of memory, so if there are a couple of steps missing, the crucial ones are there and it still should be enough to get where you want to go...

 

[Rcoops]

I just installed my running DRIVEMANAGER2000. Everyhting worked smooth.

Rcoops

 

[Bachfire]

Taisco,

Thanks very much for the detailed instructions. Just what I needed!

When I get to the question that asks me to insert the size of the partition, what do I type in? Do I type in &quot;20GB&quot; or &quot;33%&quot; or what? Please let me know exactly what to type into this line for a 20GB partition.

Also, thanks for the tip on the new MS FDISK program. I have gone and downloaded it per your link.

Best regards,

Bachfire

 

[Bachfire]

Dear Arcoops:

Thanks for the tip. I have gone to the IBM support site and downloaded the Drive Manager 2000 Program.

Best regards,

John B.

 

[Tsaico]

I never tried doing it by percentage, though it does say that you can do it that way, I always did numercial value... the program should tell you what the total disk size is and from there, you can figure out what 33 percent is...

 

[bRuiner]

I did it the percentage way a couple weeks ago. Only one tricky part.

First time it asks you put in 33%

then it takes those and creates the partition. the next time it asks you, it says there is 40gigs left...

so you want to put in 50%

And then just put in the max(default) on the last partition.


Hrm, this brings up a question from me tho..
When i did this, i made 1 primary partion. And put all the rest of the space into an extended partion (so only 2 partitions).

Then i went in and mapped 2 logical drives onto the extended partition. Is there anything wrong with doing it this way instead of making a seperate partition for each drive?

bRuiner

 

[bRuiner]

Bump for my question at the end of my previous reply.

 

[Bachfire]

I have always heard that you are supposed to set up your partitions as separate logical drives.