Partitioning in Win2k

[FMJGomerPyle]

I have an unpartitioned hd. How would i go about partitioning it using win2k?

 

[ST4RCUTTER]

Here is what I did with my new system.

I won't go into the RAID details I had to endure, but partioning is actually kinda easy. I had a recovery disk from my 98 system so I just booted off of that. It had fdisk on it so partitioning my new drive and formating it was a breeze. If you want to create multiple drives first setup a primary partition. Then create extended partitions. Keep in mind that only extended partitions can be subdivided, so you might want to make your initial extended partition large. Then set the primary partition as active, reboot and format each partition. You can then install W2K as you please...

 

[kyoshozx]

Control panel/adminstrator tools/computer management/disk management.

That app will help you partition new harddrives.

 

[Wik]

What kyoshozx said. It will allow you to partition and format within Win2K

 

[danielshoes]

Go to administrative tools -> computer management
(Sorry if it does not match exactly with english, because I am translating from my Portuguese W2K).
Opening the computer management, go to storage -> drive management
You will see all your drives and partitions. Right click on the drive you want partition and format.
When formatting, you can select the file system you want (NTFS, FAT32 or FAT) AND THE MOST IMPORTANT: THE CLUSTER SIZE.
With higer cluster sizes, you will have a better performance, but the slack space will increase. Small clusters mean more clusters to be read to fully assembly the file.
I prefer a big cluster (something like 16k, 32k or even 64k) for better performance.
I dont care for slack space... HD prices are low today. It is better to buy a new drive...

 

[FMJGomerPyle]

thanks guys

i tried that before, but the unpartitioned drive didn't show up in the list of drives. It turns out that the drive had stopped spinning after i started windows and now it is completely dead. It won't spin up anymore.