Index | Norton Abrasives 8 guide

FAT to FAT32 71 FAT to NTFS 71 FAT32 to FAT 72

NTFS partitions to FAT or FAT32 73 NTFS to FAT or FAT32, limitations 75 primary partitions to logical 76

copying

files within PartitionMagic (File Browser) 28 partitions 48

partitions (wizard) 82 create new partition wizard 80 creating partitions 34

backup 81 bootable 38

drive letter changes resulting from 37 file systems 81

scenarios 42 with wizard 80

creating rescue disks 5

D

data files, backing up 81

data loss, causes of 63, 115, 122, 123, 135 data partition 91

data protection 1

default operating system 98 setting startup delay 99

defragmenting drives 60

deleting all the partitions on a hard disk 17 deleting BootMagic menu items 97 deleting partitions 44

demo of PartitionMagic (Flash tutorial) 8 destroying partitions 44

details, viewing 19 diagnostic reports 117 disabling BootMagic 99 disaster recovery 81 discarding changes 19

from wizards 80

disk access error messages 118

disk compression utilities, DriveSpace 105 Disk Doctor, Norton 104

disk space, determining wasted 57, 68 disk usage 57

disk, selecting 17 Diskeeper 108 disks, dynamic 18

displaying contents of a partition 28

DOS

keyboard doesn’t work the same under 23 mode, applying changes in 20

running PartitionMagic from 8 drive letters

changes to 37

changing under Windows NT 62 problems, caused by changes to 84 remapping with DriveMapper 84

drive overlay programs, compatibility with PartitionMagic 107

DriveMapper 37, 84

running after merging partitions 82 DriveSpace, compatibility with PartitionMagic 105 Dual Boot, compatibility with PartitionMagic 106 duplicating partitions 48

dynamic disks 18

E

emergency disks See rescue disks

error messages 117 batch 125 check 124 disk access 118 FAT 134

free space, regarding 124, 131 miscellaneous 117, 120 NTFS-specific 129 OS/2-specific 122, 123, 136 partition table 120

user interaction 126 errors, resolving

check 113

master boot record 114 partition table 114, 115

examples

creating partitions 42

resizing and moving partitions 33 exit code 12 136

extended attributes, errors involving 136 extended characters do not display properly 23 extended partitions 20

extendedx file system 20

F

FAT file system 20

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Contents

PartitionMagic Norton PartitionMagic User Guide Copyright Notice Iii Page Page Page Table of Contents Completing Advanced Disk Operations Using PartitionMagic Utilities Index What Is PartitionMagic? New Features Introduction Getting Started This chapter includes the following information PartitionMagic System Requirements Installing PartitionMagic under WindowsOperating System Minimum RAM Minimum Processor Creating Rescue Disks PartitionMagic 8.0 Tools Create Rescue Disks To create rescue Disks from Do thisClick Start Programs Norton PartitionMagic Click Tools Create Rescue Disks on the menu bar Before Running PartitionMagic PartitionMagic Disk Running PartitionMagic Running PartitionMagic from Rescue Disks Command Line Switches Switch Description Setting a Password for PartitionMagic Click General Set Password. The Set Password dialog appears Changing a Password Uninstalling PartitionMagicEntering a Password Click General Set PasswordPage PartitionMagic Basics PartitionMagic Main Window Disk Map Rescue Disk Main Window Partition List Process Overview PartitionMagic Selecting a Hard Disk and Partition USB, USB2, and FireWire SupportRemovable Media Support Undoing an Operation Selecting an OperationDynamic Disks Viewing Pending Operations Applying Changes to Your System Partition Type Description Extended Applying Changes in Windows vs. Boot ModeSupported File Systems Extendedx Changing PartitionMagic Preferences Allow 64K FAT Clusters for Windows NT/Windows 2000/XP Skip Bad Sector Checks Using International Keyboards Set as Read-Only for PartitionMagic Defragmenting a Hard Drive Getting Help Readme File Context-Sensitive HelpProduct Demonstrations Page Managing Partitions Integrity Checks Browsing Partitions Click Partition Browse Resizing and Moving PartitionsClick Partition Resize/Move Resize/Move Partition dialog appears To do this Do this Move Resize Managing Partitions Scenario Resizing a Logical Partition Larger Creating Partitions Click Partition Create Create Partition dialog appears Linux Ext2, Linux Ext3, and Linux Swap are used by Linux Managing Drive Letter Changes Creating Bootable Partitions Installing a New Operating System Scenario 1 Creating a Primary Partition for Windows NT Size Type Create a logical FAT partition on Disk Create As Choose Logical Scenario 3 Creating Linux Logical Partitions Deleting Partitions Partition Type Select Linux Swap Click Delete or Delete and Secure Erase Undeleting PartitionsClick Partition Delete Click Partition Undelete Restrictions on Undeleting Partitions Changing Partition Labels Click Partition Label Copying Partitions Formatting PartitionsClick Partition Format Click Partition Copy Checking Partitions for Errors Severity Description Merging Partitions Click Partition Merge Merge Adjacent Partitions dialog appears Splitting Partitions Click Partition Split Norton PartitionMagic Getting Information About Partitions Click Partition Properties Usage Partition Properties dialog appearsCluster Waste Partition Info Scanning a Disk for ErrorsCurrent Cluster Size in bytes or kilobytes File System-Specific Info Pages Click Start Defragmenting Drives Completing Advanced Disk Operations Retesting Bad Sectors Changing a Drive Letter Click Partition Advanced Bad Sector Retest Hiding and Unhiding PartitionsClick Partition Advanced Hide Partition or Unhide Partition Resizing the Root Directory Click Partition Advanced Resize Root Setting an Active Partition Set Active Partition dialog appears Resizing ClustersClick Partition Advanced Set Active on the context menu Click Partition Advanced Resize Clusters Norton PartitionMagic Default Cluster Sizes Converting Partitions Procedure for Converting Partitions Click Partition Convert Converting FAT Partitions to FAT32 Converting FAT Partitions to Ntfs Converting FAT32 Partitions to FAT Converting FAT32 Partitions to Ntfs Converting FAT/FAT32 Partitions to 4K Aligned Converting Ntfs Partitions to FAT or FAT32 Restrictions on Converting Ntfs Partitions to FAT or FAT32 Ntfs Information Lost When Converting to FAT or FAT32 Error Converting Partitions to Logical or Primary On the toolbar Partition Convert Norton PartitionMagic Page Using Wizards Create New Partition Wizard OverviewRunning Wizards Applying Changes Install Another Operating System Wizard Create Backup Partition WizardResize a Partition Wizard Merge Partitions Wizard Redistribute Free Space WizardCopy Partition Wizard Using PartitionMagic Utilities Changing Drive Letter References with DriveMapper Using DriveMapper With Multiple Operating Systems Switching between Bootable Partitions with PQBootChanging Drive Letters in the Correct Order PQBoot for Windows PQBoot for DOS PQBOOTX.EXE Running PQBoot for DOS with Command Line Switches BootMagic BootMagic System Requirements Getting Started Installing BootMagic Supported Operating Systems Installing BootMagic on an Ntfs System Creating a BootMagic Rescue Disk Click General Apply Changes Configuring BootMagic Getting Help Configuring BootMagic to Work on an Ntfs System Click Properties Click the Visible Partitions tab Adding an Operating System to the BootMagic Menu Setting BootMagic PasswordsClick Save Exit Removing an Item from the BootMagic Menu BootMagic Menu Item Properties dialog appears Click Set as Default Setting a Default Operating SystemBooting from a Second Hard Disk Modifying a Menu Item’s Properties Setting the Startup Delay Disabling BootMagic Using BootMagic to Install Operating Systems Using the BootMagic MenuTroubleshooting Ntfs System on Page Using PartitionMagic With Other Programs This appendix includes the following information Norton Disk Doctor Norton UtilitiesClick Restart Your Computer Norton SystemWorks Disk Compression UtilitiesNorton AntiVirus DriveSpace and DriveSpace Operating System Boot Utilities Virus Protection Software SoundBlaster Drive Overlay ProgramsGoBack Defragmenting Software Troubleshooting General Troubleshooting Freeing Memory to Run PartitionMagic under DOS Assigning a CD-ROM Drive Letter On the toolbar, click Start Settings Control PanelClick the Device Manager tab Using PartitionMagic With a Scsi Hard Disk Select File Exit PqRP Partitions Resolving Check ErrorsMerging Partitions with Different Ntfs Version Numbers Resolving Partition Table Errors Partition Tables and Viruses Generating Diagnostic Reports with PartitionInfo Partition Will Not Boot After Resizing To do this Do this Generating Diagnostic Reports with PARTINFO.EXE Error Messages and SolutionsMiscellaneous Errors Disk Access Errors #45 CRC error in data Partition Table Errors #98 Hibernate Windows 2000/XP #99 Hibernate Windows Me See error #105 See error #111 #117 Partition’s drive letter cannot be identified Check Errors Batch Errors User Interaction Errors #963 Selected operation is currently invalid #974 Root size specified was not in the valid range Ntfs Check Errors #1513 Bad attribute position in file record An external file record has an external attribute list #1604 File’s parent does not contain the file 133 Now enter the following command FAT Check Errors Run ScanDisk or Chkdsk to fix this error Operating System Errors over 10,000 BootMagic ErrorsExit Code 137 Page Service and Support Solutions Customer service Subscription policy Technical supportSupport for old and dis versions Australia and New Zealand Worldwide service and support Service and support officesNorth America Europe, Middle East, and Africa Appendix C Service and Support Solutions Index Numerics Index 145 Ntfs 147 System supports FAT32 22 SystemWorks 149