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A check mark next to a preference indicates it is enabled.

Indicates whether the current operating system supports FAT32 partitions.

2Click check boxes to enable or disable preferences, then click OK.

Allow 64K FAT Clusters for Windows NT/Windows 2000/XP

This preference lets you create FAT partitions with 64 KB clusters, which allows you to use PartitionMagic to create FAT partitions up to 4 GB.

IMPORTANT! Because DOS and Windows 3.x/95/98/Me do not support cluster sizes larger than 32K, you cannot access a 64K partition using these operating systems. You should only use 64K partitions with Windows NT/2000/XP. If you are using multiple operating systems, Norton recommends not using 64K clusters.

When enabled, the 64K cluster size is available in the Resize/Move Partition and Resize Clusters dialogs.

Skip Bad Sector Checks

When PartitionMagic modifies partitions, it performs extensive testing to detect bad sectors on your hard disk. Newer disk types (such as Enhanced IDE and SCSI) often handle bad sectors internally, making such testing superfluous. For this reason, PartitionMagic lets you bypass these tests with Skip Bad Sector Checks. When this preference is enabled, the Resize/Move, Create, Copy, and Format operations run faster.

WARNING! If you skip bad sector checks and your hard disk has bad sectors, data loss can result.

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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 Operating System Minimum RAM Minimum Processor Installing PartitionMagic under WindowsPartitionMagic System Requirements Creating Rescue Disks To create rescue Disks from Do this Click Start Programs Norton PartitionMagicPartitionMagic 8.0 Tools Create Rescue Disks 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 Uninstalling PartitionMagic Entering a PasswordChanging a Password Click General Set PasswordPage PartitionMagic Basics PartitionMagic Main Window Disk Map Rescue Disk Main Window Partition List Process Overview PartitionMagic Removable Media Support USB, USB2, and FireWire SupportSelecting a Hard Disk and Partition Dynamic Disks Selecting an OperationUndoing an Operation Viewing Pending Operations Applying Changes to Your System Applying Changes in Windows vs. Boot Mode Supported File SystemsPartition Type Description Extended 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 Product Demonstrations Context-Sensitive HelpReadme File Page Managing Partitions Integrity Checks Browsing Partitions Click Partition Resize/Move Resizing and Moving PartitionsClick Partition Browse 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 Undeleting Partitions Click Partition DeleteClick Delete or Delete and Secure Erase Click Partition Undelete Restrictions on Undeleting Partitions Changing Partition Labels Click Partition Label Click Partition Format Formatting PartitionsCopying Partitions 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 Cluster Waste Partition Properties dialog appearsUsage Scanning a Disk for Errors Current Cluster Size in bytes or kilobytesPartition Info File System-Specific Info Pages Click Start Defragmenting Drives Completing Advanced Disk Operations Retesting Bad Sectors Changing a Drive Letter Click Partition Advanced Hide Partition or Unhide Partition Hiding and Unhiding PartitionsClick Partition Advanced Bad Sector Retest Resizing the Root Directory Click Partition Advanced Resize Root Setting an Active Partition Resizing Clusters Click Partition Advanced Set Active on the context menuSet Active Partition dialog appears 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 Overview Running WizardsCreate New Partition Wizard Applying Changes Resize a Partition Wizard Create Backup Partition WizardInstall Another Operating System Wizard Copy Partition Wizard Redistribute Free Space WizardMerge Partitions Wizard Using PartitionMagic Utilities Changing Drive Letter References with DriveMapper Changing Drive Letters in the Correct Order Switching between Bootable Partitions with PQBootUsing DriveMapper With Multiple Operating Systems 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 Click Save Exit Setting BootMagic PasswordsAdding an Operating System to the BootMagic Menu Removing an Item from the BootMagic Menu BootMagic Menu Item Properties dialog appears Setting a Default Operating System Booting from a Second Hard DiskClick Set as Default Modifying a Menu Item’s Properties Setting the Startup Delay Disabling BootMagic Troubleshooting Using the BootMagic MenuUsing BootMagic to Install Operating Systems Ntfs System on Page Using PartitionMagic With Other Programs This appendix includes the following information Click Restart Your Computer Norton UtilitiesNorton Disk Doctor Disk Compression Utilities Norton AntiVirusNorton SystemWorks DriveSpace and DriveSpace Operating System Boot Utilities Virus Protection Software GoBack Drive Overlay ProgramsSoundBlaster Defragmenting Software Troubleshooting General Troubleshooting Freeing Memory to Run PartitionMagic under DOS Click the Device Manager tab On the toolbar, click Start Settings Control PanelAssigning a CD-ROM Drive Letter Using PartitionMagic With a Scsi Hard Disk Select File Exit Merging Partitions with Different Ntfs Version Numbers Resolving Check ErrorsPqRP Partitions Resolving Partition Table Errors Partition Tables and Viruses Generating Diagnostic Reports with PartitionInfo Partition Will Not Boot After Resizing To do this Do this Miscellaneous Errors Error Messages and SolutionsGenerating Diagnostic Reports with PARTINFO.EXE 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 Exit Code BootMagic ErrorsOperating System Errors over 10,000 137 Page Service and Support Solutions Customer service Support for old and dis versions Technical supportSubscription policy Worldwide service and support Service and support offices North AmericaAustralia and New Zealand Europe, Middle East, and Africa Appendix C Service and Support Solutions Index Numerics Index 145 Ntfs 147 System supports FAT32 22 SystemWorks 149