MCSA/MCSE Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-270): Installing ...

Lesson 1 Managing and Troubleshooting Disks and Volumes
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11. On the Format Partition page, click Format This Partition, select a file system, and
then assign a volume label. Click Next.
12. On the Completion page, click Finish to create and format the partition. Be
patient: Windows must perform a number of functions, which can take several
minutes.
How to Create Extended Partitions To create an extended partition, follow these
steps:
1. In Disk Management, right-click the unallocated space in which you want to create
the extended partition and select New Partition.
2. On the Welcome page for the Create Partition Wizard, click Next.
3. On the Select Partition Type page, click Extended Partition, and then click Next.
4. On the Specify Partition Size page, enter the amount of disk space in MB that you
want to use for this partition, and then click Next.
5. On the Completion page, click Finish to create the extended partition.
You are not prompted to assign a drive letter or to format an extended partition
because the extended partition serves only as a shell to contain logical drives. You will
format and assign drive letters to logical drives.
How to Create Logical Drives To create a logical drive inside an extended partition,
follow these steps:
1. In Disk Management, right-click the free space in the extended partition in which
you want to create the logical drive, and then click New Logical Drive.
2. On the Welcome page for the Create Partition Wizard, click Next.
3. On the Select Partition Type page, click Logical Drive, and then click Next.
4. On the Specify Partition Size page, enter the amount of disk space in MB that you
want to use for this logical drive, and then click Next.
5. On the Assign Drive Letter Or Path page, choose an available drive letter, and then
click Next.
6. On the Format Partition page, click Format This Partition, select a file system, and
then assign a volume label. Click Next.
7. On the completion page, click Finish to create and format the logical drive.