Splitting A Drive?

[Henry]

Hi,
I have a Dell Dim.8200 with XP SP2:
My present system drive is C:\ 20 Gig
My second non system drive is D:\ 40 Gig
My DVD & CD-RW dirves are E:\ & F:\ resp.

My question to the expert is:
Can I split my D:\ drive into 2 non system drives? e.g into D:\ & G:\ ?
Any advice will be appreciated.

 

[Michael Stevens]

Hi,
I have a Dell Dim.8200 with XP SP2:
My present system drive is C:\ 20 Gig
My second non system drive is D:\ 40 Gig
My DVD & CD-RW dirves are E:\ & F:\ resp.

My question to the expert is:
Can I split my D:\ drive into 2 non system drives? e.g into D:\ & G:\
? Any advice will be appreciated.

Yes, as long as no system files are located on the D:\ drive and you don't
mind losing all the data, you can use Disk Management from Computer
Management [right click My Computer and select Manage] to "Partition" and
format the drive.
If you have system files or data you want to keep, you will need third party
partitioning software.
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PartitionMagic from PowerQuest
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[Henry]

Thank you very much Michael, much appreciated.

Hi,
I have a Dell Dim.8200 with XP SP2:
My present system drive is C:\ 20 Gig
My second non system drive is D:\ 40 Gig
My DVD & CD-RW dirves are E:\ & F:\ resp.

My question to the expert is:
Can I split my D:\ drive into 2 non system drives? e.g into D:\ & G:\
? Any advice will be appreciated.

Yes, as long as no system files are located on the D:\ drive and you don't
mind losing all the data, you can use Disk Management from Computer
Management [right click My Computer and select Manage] to "Partition" and
format the drive.
If you have system files or data you want to keep, you will need third
party partitioning software.
Click on or copy and paste the link below into your web browser address
box if accessing the newsgroups from the web based newsgroups.
BootIT NG from Terabyte has a full function 30 day trial.
http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/
PartitionMagic from PowerQuest
http://www.powerquest.com/
--
Michael Stevens MS-MVP XP
(e-mail address removed)
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[Ron Bogart]

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Hi,
I have a Dell Dim.8200 with XP SP2:
My present system drive is C:\ 20 Gig
My second non system drive is D:\ 40 Gig
My DVD & CD-RW dirves are E:\ & F:\ resp.

My question to the expert is:
Can I split my D:\ drive into 2 non system drives? e.g into D:\ & G:\
? Any advice will be appreciated.

Yes, as long as no system files are located on the D:\ drive and you
don't mind losing all the data, you can use Disk Management from
Computer Management [right click My Computer and select Manage] to
"Partition" and format the drive.

He lives! 8^) Long time - no see.

 

[Michael Stevens]

In

Hi,
I have a Dell Dim.8200 with XP SP2:
My present system drive is C:\ 20 Gig
My second non system drive is D:\ 40 Gig
My DVD & CD-RW dirves are E:\ & F:\ resp.

My question to the expert is:
Can I split my D:\ drive into 2 non system drives? e.g into D:\ & G:\
? Any advice will be appreciated.

Yes, as long as no system files are located on the D:\ drive and you
don't mind losing all the data, you can use Disk Management from
Computer Management [right click My Computer and select Manage] to
"Partition" and format the drive.

He lives! 8^) Long time - no see.

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Associate Expert
Expert Zone -
"Life is what happens while we are making other plans."

Hi Ron,
I have been around, it's you I haven't seen much. LOL
Good to see your posts.

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[Alex Nichol]

My question to the expert is:
Can I split my D:\ drive into 2 non system drives? e.g into D:\ & G:\ ?

You can - but either have to delete it and restore all the files on it,
or to use third party software to shrink it as far as may be and make a
new partition in the remaining space. Two possibilities are Partition
Magic 8 - computer stores, fairly expensive, or BootIT NG, from
http://www.BootitNG.com ($35 shareware - 30 day full functional trial)