How to create partition and format the hard disk

How to create partition and format the hard disk

When you want to create partitions on a basic disk using Disk Management, the first three volumes you create will be formatted as primary partitions. Beginning with the fourth volume, each volume will be configured as a logical drive within an extended partition.

·         Open Computer Management by clicking the Start button & clicking Control Panel, clicking System and Maintenance, clicking Administrative Tools, and then double-clicking Computer Management.  If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

·         In the Navigation pane, under Storage, click Disk Management.

·         Right-click an unallocated region on your hard disk, and then click New Simple Volume.

·         In the New Simple Volume Wizard, click next.

·         Type the size of the volume you want to create in megabytes (MB) or accept the maximum default size, and then click next.

·         Accept the default drive letter or choose a different drive letter to identify the partition, and then click next.

·         In the Format Partition dialog box, do one of the following:

Ø  If you don't want to format the volume right now, click do not format this volume, and then click next.

Ø  To format the volume with the default settings, click next.

·         Click Finish.