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How to partition a hard drive at os installation? 1
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If you need third party drivers you will have to install them (using F6).
With a new HDD simply allocate the space you intend to give to drive C at O/S installation time. i.e. don't accept the default of the whole drive! Format that and proceed with the installation. Later when then O/S is installed you will see the unallocated space in computer management / disk management and can configure extra drive letters and format the rest of the disk space from there.
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With a new HDD simply allocate the space you intend to give to drive C at O/S installation time. i.e. don't accept the default of the whole drive! Format that and proceed with the installation. Later when then O/S is installed you will see the unallocated space in computer management / disk management and can configure extra drive letters and format the rest of the disk space from there.
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This is a standard option/tool that you can use during XP/Vista install.
After the basic setup from XP disk for instance, it will reach a point where the install gives the option to partition (what size and how many) and type of file format, just before the install proceeds to load Windows files.
Just boot from the disk (CDrom device first in the boot sequence) then follow the prompts until partition/format options.
F6 is for third party controller drivers ie: SATA/Raid, which you may or may not use depending on what hard drive/drives you are using and on what controller, nothing to do with partitioning.
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After the basic setup from XP disk for instance, it will reach a point where the install gives the option to partition (what size and how many) and type of file format, just before the install proceeds to load Windows files.
Just boot from the disk (CDrom device first in the boot sequence) then follow the prompts until partition/format options.
F6 is for third party controller drivers ie: SATA/Raid, which you may or may not use depending on what hard drive/drives you are using and on what controller, nothing to do with partitioning.
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C'mon guys, you're not giving me the whole story here. If I'm gonna the f6 thing, of course I'm going to using RAID 5 at a minimum, better yet RAID 0. Soooooo, partitioning the drive at os install if I'm using, say RAID 5, requires installation of f6 drivers before or after os install?
In other words if i wanna do a virtual installation of xp in a vista environment on a RAID 5 or RAID 0 set up, how will that affect installation of xp os primarily and vista installation secondarily?
In other words if i wanna do a virtual installation of xp in a vista environment on a RAID 5 or RAID 0 set up, how will that affect installation of xp os primarily and vista installation secondarily?
Having verified the RAID is set up correctly at the 'BIOS' stage.
There are several ways you could do it - one way would be to boot the XP CD & then install XP after setting up a 30GB partition. Using XP, partition a 40GB partition for Vista and then set up the rest of the 'drive' as you like.
Then boot the Vista DVD & install to the 40GB partition. Edit the XP boot.ini file on the 30GB partition to give you the dual boot option.
Both installs will require the RAID drivers to be installed using 'F6'.
Hope that helps. Sorry but I'm not writing a manual here! LOL
There are several ways you could do it - one way would be to boot the XP CD & then install XP after setting up a 30GB partition. Using XP, partition a 40GB partition for Vista and then set up the rest of the 'drive' as you like.
Then boot the Vista DVD & install to the 40GB partition. Edit the XP boot.ini file on the 30GB partition to give you the dual boot option.
Both installs will require the RAID drivers to be installed using 'F6'.
Hope that helps. Sorry but I'm not writing a manual here! LOL
Can you clarify what you mean by this? A virtual installation to me is using vmware/virtual PC. Is that what you mean?
If you're installing onto a drive that XP needs drivers to recognise, as Martin told you, you need to press F6 and supply the drivers during the install process. Its irrelevant to the partitioning (other than XP won't see the drive at all if you don't supply them!) - you CAN partition the drive during the install process for XP
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Yes helps. Was not aware to install f6 x2, but makes sense. Many thanks.
Regarding partitions, let me make sure I understand: say I have a 250 gig hd. Partition it (ntfs) at xp install 30-40-180. Install xp on 30 installing xp f6 drivers then install vista on 40 also installing vista f6 drivers. All assuming I dont get ripped on the os vs os oem.
Regarding partitions, let me make sure I understand: say I have a 250 gig hd. Partition it (ntfs) at xp install 30-40-180. Install xp on 30 installing xp f6 drivers then install vista on 40 also installing vista f6 drivers. All assuming I dont get ripped on the os vs os oem.
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No. You configure the RAID options (RAID 4 is uncommon) in the RAID BIOS prompt after F6 installing all possible RAID drivers. Modern MBs have 2 or even 3 RAID controllers, make sure you do the "Makedisk" option for each (usually available on the MB CD), and load them separately during the Windows prompt after F6. After that, the BIOS will prompt "press CTRL+4 (or similar) to enter RAID BIOS" during noot. This is where you create your RAID array(s).
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