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Prim Partion on Logical DRV for DATA (CP) 3/16/94
OS2FDISKP.FAX FDISK UTILITY INFORMATION
**Creating a Primary Partition and a Logical Drive for Data**
This example shows how an existing primary partition of 80MB,
which takes up the entire hard disk space, is replaced by:
* A 45MB primary partition in which OS/2 2.1 will be installed
* A 35MB logical drive, which is used for programs and data.
This example does NOT INVOLVE INSTALLATION OF BOOT MANAGER
1. BACK UP any data you want to save from existing partition.
(Use the BACKUP command from your exitsing operating system.)
2. Insert Installation Diskette, restart your system, and
follow instructions on the screen until Installation Drive
Selection screen is displayed.
3. From the Installation Drive Selection screen, start the FDISK
program by selecting option 2, SPECIFY A DIFFERENT drive or
partition.
4. Delete the existing partition (which you have backed up):
a. Press Enter to display the Options menu.
b. Select DELETE Partition and press Enter.
5. Create the primary partition for OS/2 2.1:
a. Press Enter to display the Options menu.
b. Select CREATE PARTITION and press Enter.
c. Type the size of the primary partition (in this example,45)
and press Enter.
d. Select PRIMARY PARTITION and press Enter.
e. Select CREATE AT START OF FREE SPACE and press Enter.
6. Indicate that this partition should be used for OS/2 2.1
installation:
a. Press Enter to display the Options menu.
b. Select SET INSTALLABLE and press Enter.
7. Create the logical drive for data:
a. Highlight the FREE SPACE line.
b. Press Enter to display the Option menu.
c. Select CREATE PARTITION and press Enter.
d. Accept the size of the extended logical drive (35) by
pressing Enter.
e. Select EXTENDED LOGICAL DRIVE and press Enter.
*NOTE: If you had entered a number smaller than 35 for the
size of the logical drive, you would also have to
select from CREATE AT START OF FREE SPACE or CREATE AT
END OF FREE SPACE.
8. Exit FDISK:
a. Press F3.
b. Select SAVE AND EXIT and press Enter.
9. Continue with OS/2 installation until you see the OS/2 Setup
and Installation Window.
10.Format the logical drive.
a. When the OS/2 Setup and Installation window is displayed,
select SELECT FEATURES AND INSTALL.
b. Specify any changes to the System Configuration window.
c. When the second OS/2 Setup and Installation window is
displayed, select OPTIONS from the menu bar.
d. Select FORMAT.
e. Indicate which file system you want to use to format the
logical drive.
*NOTE: If you can format the logical drive for a file system
that is different from the one which you formatted the
primary partition. For example, if the primary
partition is formatted for the High Performance File
System, you can format the logical partition for the
File Allocation Table file system. This way, you can
have both file systems installed on the hard disk.
11.Finish the installation of OS/2 2.1.
This information may be found on Pgs. 139 & 140 of the OS/2 2.1
Installation Guide.
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incidental, consequential, special or indirect damages. IBM
EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY AND
ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
The use of this information or the implementation of any of these
techniques is the sole responsibility of the customer and depends
on the customer's ability to evaluate and integrate this
information or implementation into the customer's operational
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