If necessary, the hard drive can be split into several parts. This operation is not mandatory, but it is recommended by many experts, because it has many advantages.
Necessary
Partition Manager, Windows Vista or 7 disk
Instructions
Step 1
Let's take a look at the option of partitioning the hard drive before installing the Windows Seven or Vista operating system. Start the installation process in the way you are accustomed to: insert the disc, set the device boot priority, and launch the program.
Step 2
After a while, a list of hard drives will appear on the screen. You will be prompted to choose one of them to install the OS. Click the Disk Setup button. Select the hard drive that needs to be divided into several parts. Click the Remove button.
Step 3
Now this hard drive will be displayed as unallocated area. Find and click the "Create" button. Select the type of the file system of the future partition from the proposed options. Please indicate its size.
Step 4
Repeat the previous step until you have no unallocated free space. Those. the entire unallocated area becomes partitions on the hard disk.
Step 5
Select one of them and proceed with the installation of the operating system. Please note that the installation of Windows 7 and the standard set of programs will require approximately 50 GB.
Step 6
Now let's imagine that we need to split the disk into two parts after the installation of the operating system is complete. This option is more convenient in that you can not format the hard drive that you want to partition into partitions.
Step 7
Download and install the Partition Manager program. Reboot your computer. Run the program and select the "Quick Create Partitions" item. Check the box next to Power User Mode.
Step 8
Specify the hard drive that you will be sharing. Select the file system type for the future partition. Set its size. Note: It is important to consider the fact that a new partition can only be created from an unallocated area of the hard drive.
Step 9
Click the "Apply" button to start the hard disk partitioning process.
