Windows XP: The Complete Reference

Chapter 32: Formatting and Partitioning Disks

	Chapter Introduction
	What Are Partitions, File Systems, NTFS, and Drive Letters?
		What Is a Partition?
			Types of Partitions
			Partitions for Multiple Operating Systems
		Installing Multiple Versions of Windows with PartitionMagic
		What Is a File System?
		What Are FAT, FAT32, and NTFS?
		Why Divide Your Hard Disk into Partitions?
		What Are Drive Letters?
		What Are the Properties of Disk Drives and Partitions?
			Properties of Partitions (Volumes), Floppy Drives, CD-ROM Drives, and DVD Drives
			Properties of Hard Disk Drives
	Partitioning a Disk Using Disk Management
		Creating a New Partition
		Selecting the Active Partition
		Deleting a Partition
		Repartitioning a Disk
		Converting Partitions to NTFS
	Choosing Your Own Drive Letters
		Changing Drive Letters
		Assigning Pathnames to Partitions
		Assigning Drive Letters to Folders
	Formatting a Disk
		Formatting a Hard Disk
		Formatting a Removable Disk
		Copying a Floppy Disk
	Checking Free Space
	Using CD-ROMs and Audio CDs