RE: [Thinkpad] Partition Drive on a T-40?

Hi Russ,

Your source is right about using Partition Magic or any similar program. You
can create a new partition with XP's Disk Management, but you can't resize
an existing partition.

But a question: How will this partitioning facilitate backup? You may not
need to do it at all. Say a bit more about how you plan to use the
partitioning, and maybe an easier plan will reveal itself.

For example, you could just back up the C:\Documents and Settings\Russ (or
whatever your username is) folder. That's pretty much the modern equivalent
of using a separate partition for your data.

-Mike

> -----Original Message-----
> From: thinkpad-admin@stderr.org [mailto:thinkpad-admin@stderr.org]On
> Behalf Of Russ Spittler
> Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 11:02 AM
> To: Think pad list
> Subject: [Thinkpad] Partition Drive on a T-40?
>
>
> My new T-40 (2373 72U) comes with MS XP Professional and a 40GB
> drive, part
> of which is a "hidden" recovery drive in lieu of recovery CDs. I'd like to
> partition into C (for programs) and D (for data), but when I follow XPs
> instructions to get through Control Panel to Disk Management, I'm
> told this:
> "Right-click an unallocated region of a basic disk, and then click New
> Partition . . . ." But I cannot figure out how to do that. I've clicked
> here and there on that screen, which shows a disk in the lower pane, but I
> cannot discover how to complete those instructions. Since I am the sole
> owner and user, I have the necessary "administrator rights," I
> presume. One
> source says I'd have to use Partition Magic or a similar program. My
> ultimate aim is to facilitate backup. This unit does have a CD/RW drive.
> Advice?
>
> Russ Spittler

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Received on Wed May 28 16:15:20 2003