Disk Management

2000 and 2003 uses a tool called Disk management for administering or managing Hard Disk Drives

Using this we can create, delete, modify, partitions and volumes.

We can also implement software rate, and disk analysis.

To open Disk manager:

Start – run – diskmgmt.msc
Or right click on my computer – select manage.

Creation of a primary partition:

Start – run – diskmgmt.msc
Select free space (black color)
R/C -new – partition – select primary
Alter the size - select drive letter
Select the type of format – ex: NTFS
Next – finish.

Creating extended partition:

Start – run – diskmgmt.msc
Right click on free space
New – partition – next – select extended partition
Don’t alter the size - next – finish

Creating Logical partitions:

Right click on the green color partition
New – logical – drive – next – alter the size
Next – drive letter
Type of file system
Next – finish

If we want to delete a partition, right click the partition and delete partition