This is the division of the laptop’s hard drive. Due to new versions of operating systems a lot of people would prefer to have more than one operating system on their laptops to utilize different functionalities due to different programs they have installed in their laptops. Attacks due to viruses while downloading files on the internet and malicious software may cause destruction of files in your hard drive. To minimize this you partition your hard disk in an attempt to save your very important files. These are the steps involved in partitioning a laptop’s hard drive:
Have a back up of your files. In order to partition the hard disk you need to reformat it, this involves deleting all your files. Therefore, you have to store all your files and programs in an external hard disk, flash disk or CD/DVD. This is to ensure than after partitioning the hard disk you have a source of files and programs to be installed to the laptop again.
This practice is for old or used laptops with existing operating system and files.
This practice is for old or used laptops with existing operating system and files.
Delete the existing partitions. For used computers reformat the existing partitions in order to make new ones, but don’t make their sizes too small as this might compromise your laptops efficiency as usage maximizes.
Install an operating system (OS). This practice is only for new computers without an existing operating system. Install an OS CD in the CD ROM and boot from it, accept the terms of conditions, a screen will appear showing you the size of your laptop’s hard drive and a partition option. Partition it basing on your requirements.
Identify the size of the drive you want to create for your partition, format it then install the OS in it. Finish installing your OS.
Identify the size of the drive you want to create for your partition, format it then install the OS in it. Finish installing your OS.
Format your other partitions. After finishing Os installation, your account, other preferences and time zone will be set up. Log in to your account and then start formatting your other partitions to make it usable.
In formatting your other partitions, go to My Computer, click Disk Management under Storage. There you will see available drives and partitions on your system. You can use this step to add additional partitions in the future.
