Partitioning and Formatting Using Disk Manager
The Disk Manager software contains programs that can partition, format, and prepare your drive for the installation of an operating system.
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2. | Insert | theDisk Manager |
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5. | Return | to | the | main | menu, | select | Easy | Disk | Installation | , and | ||||||||
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| to | accept | the | default | drive | partitioning, | select | Advanced | Disk |
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Part 1: Quick Installation Guide
