Converting Partitions to Logical or Primary | Norton Abrasives 8

Warning Description

No Warning The conversion is allowed. The most basic NTFS partition still gives files more features than are found in FAT or FAT32. When Windows NT 4.0 is used to copy files from an NTFS partition to a FAT partition, no warning is given about the features you are losing. Also, the conversion will not give you a warning about specific features that cannot be converted. These features include:

•Standard journal file (only used internally by NTFS) - This file is a transaction log of changes to the NTFS file system. After conversion, the journal file will be lost.

•NTFS-specific file attributes - NTFS and FAT both have standard file attributes, such as Read-only, Archive, Hidden, and System. NTFS has additional file attributes that can be set. After conversion, however, these additional file attributes will be lost.

•NTFS-specific file dates - The last edit date is converted to the FAT date. After conversion, the creation date, last access date, and last edit date (date change only) will be lost.

•Reliable change journal - This journal file is used by Windows 2000 and Windows XP. After conversion, this file will be lost.

Converting Partitions to Logical or Primary

You might want to convert a primary partition to a logical partition if you have reached the limit of primary partitions on your hard disk. If you create a logical partition, PartitionMagic will automatically place it in an extended partition. You can then create more logical partitions within that extended partition, expanding the maximum number of partitions on the disk.

You might want to convert a logical partition to a primary partition if you plan to install an operating system on it. The partition must be a primary partition to be bootable.

IMPORTANT! If you convert an active primary partition to logical (such as your Windows NT/2000/XP system partition), your computer will not boot from the hard drive.

5Select the partition you want to convert.

6On the toolbar Partition ➤ Convert.

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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 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 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 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 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 Click Delete or Delete and Secure Erase Undeleting PartitionsClick Partition Delete 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Norton SystemWorks Disk Compression UtilitiesNorton AntiVirus 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 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