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•The file system you choose for the new partition will affect which operating systems can access the partition. Pay close attention to the information in the dialogs, or you may inadvertently make your data inaccessible.

•After you apply the changes from the wizard and reboot your computer, the operating system assigns the new partition a drive letter. You can then save data or install an operating system to your new partition.

Create Backup Partition Wizard

You can protect your data files by copying them to a dedicated backup partition. The wizard will resize existing partitions on your hard disk to make room for a new partition. Then it will create the new partition.

Install Another Operating System Wizard

You can create a new partition especially designed for an operating system. The wizard prompts you to select the operating system you plan to install. Then it creates a partition that will work for that operating system—including the right size, the proper boot code boundary, and so forth. When you use the wizard, you do not need to know all the requirements of the operating system because the wizard will handle it for you.

If you want the ability to switch between installed operating systems when you boot your computer, it is recommended that you install Norton™ BootMagic® before running this wizard.

You should print the instructions displayed when you click the View Instructions button in the wizard. They will help you install an operating system to the new partition after you have completed the wizard.

Resize a Partition Wizard

The Resize a Partition wizard helps you resize a partition and lets you specify how the resize will affect other partitions on the same disk. For example, if you have C: and D: partitions and you choose to enlarge C:, the wizard could take space from D: and allocate it to C:.

For information about resizing partitions without the wizard, see “Resizing and Moving Partitions” on page 29.

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