Active@ Partition Manager
Use this utility to perform maintenance tasks on hard drive partitions.
To use Active@ Partition Manager:
From the Active@ Boot Disk shell click . You will be greeted with Active@ Partition Manager initial dialog:
- Getting Started
- Welcoming screen offering you most commonly used actions for this application.
- Create Partition
- Directly manage the unallocated space on your hard drive.
- Partition Manager
- Manage and edit your existing partitions
- To enter the Partition Manager view click on Partition Manager
- To view the properties of the selected device, right click on it and choose Properties. The device properties report box appear in the right panel:
- To create a partition:
- On a hard disk device click an Unallocated area in the list to select it.
- Click Create New Partition which will initialize Create New Partition dialog box:
- In Partition geometry type the partition offset (in sectors) and the partition size (in megabytes).
- The maximum available size for the partition is set by default.
- In Partition Attributes select a drive letter from the drop-down list.
- To format this partition select the Format New Partition check box and set parameters for the format action.
- Click Create. The partition is created.
- To delete a partition:
- Right click on a partition that you want to delete.
- Click Delete. A message will appear asking for your confirmation.
- Click Yes. The partition is deleted.
- To format a partition:
- Right click on a partition in the list to select it and open the Partition Manager Menu.
- By choosing Format, you will launch the Format Partition window box:
- Give the partition a volume label in Volume Label.
- Select a file system type in the File System drop-down list.
- Select an allocation unit size in the Allocation unit size drop-down list.
- To perform a quick format select the Perform a quick format check box.
- To perform a full format clear the Perform a quick format check box.
- Click OK the process will be initialized and the progress bar will appear.
- To change the letter for a device or volume:
- Select a device or a volume and right click on it.
- Click Change Attributes. The Partition Attributes dialog box appears with the first available letter selected:
- To change the drive letter, select a letter from the Assign the following drive letter drop-down list.
- Click OK. The letter is assigned.
Note: For more detailed instructions and support see the Active@ Partition Manager User Guide at .