
Creating Partitions
This topic describes how to create partitions.
Note
If you reduce the volume of the C: drive partition, you may not create Recovery Media or complete the recovery process successfully because the free space on the
1.Open Control Panel, select System and Security, and select Create and format hard disk partitions under Administrative Tools. (See Opening Control Panel to open Control Panel.)
If the User Account Control window appears, select Yes.
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3.Enter the size of the partition to be created in Enter the amount of space to shrink in MB and select Shrink.
4.Right-click Unallocated and select New Simple Volume.
5.Follow the on-screen instructions.
Hint
If you are signed in to your VAIO computer as a standard user, you may be prompted to enter an administrator name and password.
Creating Other Drives (Modifying Partitions)
Partitions are divided areas on your
Your VAIO computer has only one partition (C: drive) as the factory default setting.
If you want to store data in another partition, such as D: drive, change the partition size and