Upgrading and Maintaining Components 47
To identify additional hard disk space
When you initialize the new hard disk drive, it must be configured as an
extended partition in Windows NT file system (NTFS) format.
1Log on in Windows® as Administrator.
2Click Start in the Windows taskbar and right-click on My Computer.
A shortcut menu appears.
3Select Manage. The Computer Management window appears.
4From the file directory on the right, go to Storage and then select Disk
Management.
5Right-click on the newly installed, unformatted drive (Disk label
identified with red marking), and from the shortcut menu, select
Initialize Disk.
6Click on the Unallocated area of the drive and then right-click to
display the shortcut menu.
7Select New Partition. The New Partition wizard appears.
8Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the process.
The Windows® XP operating system recognizes the new hard disk drive
and applies the NTFS format.