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I recently built a new PC and installed Windows XP Pro on a 80gb hard drive. I have a 500gb hard drive that I would like to use as storage, games, pictures and other stuff with 5 partitions. I installed the new HDD but it doesn't show in my computer. For the life of me I forgot how to format and partition it. Any help would be great.
Sorry guys I had a brain fart and remembered how to do it.
XP, then go into disk management
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/309000
Hmm I made 4 partitions and formatted them with no problem BUT I have 75gb of unallocated space that It won't let me do anything with.
If those are Primary partitions, I believe 4 is the maximum you can create.
Correct.Quote:
Originally Posted by jdc2000
How to use Disk Management to configure basic disks in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/309000Quote:
You can create up to four primary partitions, or three primary partitions and one extended partition, that contain logical drives.