How to use external hard disk backup and reload system

External hard disk plugged into USB port on your computer, the computer properly identified to the mobile hard disk, but because there is no partition the new hard drive in the "My Computer" can not see where is the drive letter of the. The following mobile hard disk partition to 40G to talk about how to partition the hard disk.

1. The best operating system is WindowsXP, Win2000 can also be (basic and XP like), 98, ME, no such partition method. On the desktop "My Computer" icon on right click, select "management."

2. In the "Computer Management" window, select "Disk Management."

3. The new disk will be out of a "initialize disk" window, in front of the disk a little box to tick to confirm the completion of on the list.

4. Then we can see a 37.25G the "Disk 1" (not assigned), which is not partition the hard disk.

5. Here to give an introduction on the concept of disk partition, disk partition, including the primary partition, extended partition, logical partition. In the diagram on the disk is not assigned to right click and select "New Partition."

6. Out of the disk partition wizard, the next step can be.

7. Our first step should be into "master disk partition." The next step.

8. How much the primary partition (that is, how much mobile hard disk first partition), this can be arbitrarily specified, and if you are only prepared to put a 40G hard disk sub-district, then put all the capacity can be designated as the primary partition; we are here ready to split two areas, the first half of the total sub-district of about 19,000 has. The next step.

9. This is the next step directly without modification on the list.

10. Formatting this step, you can choose FAT32 or NTFS formatted partition, but if you choose the NTFS, WIN98, and WINME computer is not supported, you will not see mobile hard disk drive; If you have an area larger than 32G, You can only select NTFS formatted. Complete the partition as soon as possible, it is recommended choose "perform a quick format", otherwise we have to wait a long time. The next step.

11. OK to finish.

12. Is being formatted. If your computer USB is USB2.0 and the previous step to choose a quick format, format quickly concluded; if you do not support the older USB2.0 computer or do not select quick format, where we have to wait a long time.

13. The primary partition formatting is complete, now to the remaining points. In the remaining black bar right click on the "New Partition."

14. Just hours before the primary partition, and the remaining capacity should go to the extended partition. The next step.

15. Where no changes in capacity, because in addition to which has been out of the primary partition, the rest should be retained by the extended partition (no matter how much). The next step until the (extended partition is not formatted).

16. We see extended partition into a green note, in the extended partition points us to the logical partition. In the extended partition, right click select "New Logical Drive."

17. There can only choose a logical drive. What you want is the capacity of extended partitions in several logical partition, then repeat this step to build several logical drives on the list. The next step described above followed by the same basic disk partitions formatted on the list.

18. Logical drive is striped blue color, this 40G HDD were divided into two zone look. This makes Open "My Computer" will be able to see the drive letter, and copy something into a try.

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