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9.5.1 Selecting a hard disk
Select the disk that you have added to the computer. If you have added several disks, select one of
them and click Next to continue. You can add the other disks later by restarting the Add New Disk
Wizard.
You can also see the properties of all the hard disks installed in your system, e.g. the name and the
model of the selected disk drive, its capacity, file system and its interface.
9.5.2 Creating new partitions
In order to use the space on a hard disk, it must be partitioned. Partitioning is the process of dividing
the hard disk's space into logical divisions. Each logical division may function as a separate disk with
an assigned drive letter, its own file system, etc. Even if you do not intend to divide your hard disk
into logical divisions it must be partitioned so that the operating system knows that it is intended to
be left in one piece.
Initially, all disk space will be unallocated. This will change after you add new partitions.
To create a new partition:
Select the unallocated space and click Create new partition in the upper part of the window, or
right click on the unallocated space, and select Create new partition in the shortcut menu.
Specify the following settings for the partition being created:
the size of the new partition,
file system of the new partition,
partition type,
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