Fdisk MBR » partitioning http://fdiskmbr.com Fdisk MBR utility Sun, 26 Feb 2012 18:36:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Fdisk USB http://fdiskmbr.com/fdisk-usb/fdisk-usb/ http://fdiskmbr.com/fdisk-usb/fdisk-usb/#comments Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:39:59 +0000 gf http://fdiskmbr.com/?p=74 Fdisk USB (Fdisk Boot)

The fdisk USB utility can be run from a USB flash drive.  To do this you will need to create a bootable USB flash drive.  This can be accomplished using the HP flash drive tool that you can find on the Internet using a Google search:  HP bootable flash drive tool.  . . . → Read More: Fdisk USB]]> Fdisk USB (Fdisk Boot)

The fdisk USB utility can be run from a USB flash drive.  To do this you will need to create Fdisk-USBa bootable USB flash drive.  This can be accomplished using the HP flash drive tool that you can find on the Internet using a Google search:  HP bootable flash drive tool.  Once you have created a bootable flash drive you can install DOS and the DOS utilities along with fdisk.  This bootable flash drive makes a great technician tool to be able to retrieve NTFS files on Windows XP drives.

Fdisk NTFS (Fdisk Utility)

You can add free utilities to your bootable DOS flash drive, such as, Active NTFS Reader for DOS, for reading NTFS files from DOS and retrieving important data from non-functioning Windows operating systems.  I also have a YouTube videos that goes into this subject in more depth.

Fdisk CD

You can also create a bootable DOS CD to use fdisk again on a non-function Windows operating system.  Nero and some other CD burning programs allow you to create bootable CDs using DOS startup files.  This provides you another nice tool for accessing a computer that will not boot.

How to Fdisk

Fdisk can be a little challenging when you first attempt using it.  It does not have a friendly user interface.  I have also created an Fdisk DOS tutorial YouTube Video that you might find helpful.

GParted Partitioning Utility

Gparted is a free Open Source utility that you might find helpful.  GParted has a friendly user interface and operates very quickly for creating partitions and even resizing partitions without destroying your data.  I also have a GParted tutorial video you might find helpful.

Fdisk MBR

The Fdisk MBR website has many other articles on this subject you might find helpful along with Fdisk USB.

]]> http://fdiskmbr.com/fdisk-usb/fdisk-usb/feed/ 0 Partitioning Hard Drives http://fdiskmbr.com/partitioning-hard-drives/partitioning-hard-drives/ http://fdiskmbr.com/partitioning-hard-drives/partitioning-hard-drives/#comments Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:23:38 +0000 gf http://fdiskmbr.com/?p=69 Partitioning hard drives will help protect important data by placing the data in a logical drive outside the operating system drive.  Creating more than one partition on a hard drive is important to safeguard data.  Windows has a tendency to slow down from drive fragmentation, registry problems, spyware, and viruses.  Continued maintenance is needed to keep Windows . . . → Read More: Partitioning Hard Drives]]> Partitioning hard drives will help protect important data by placing the data in a logical drive outside the operating system drive.  Creating more than one partition on a hard drive is important to safeguard data.  Windows has a tendency to slow down from drive fragmentation, registry problems, spyware, and viruses.  Continued maintenance is needed to keep Windows functioning.  Windows is also a target for viruses and by having your important data outside the operating system you can quickly replace the operating system and not destroy your data. I have a lab of 35 computers and perform a system restore daily using imaging software.  My students keep their files and data in a backup partition so when I am restoring the operating system their files and data are safe in a separate partition.  There are several partitioning utilities that can be used.  Fdisk for DOS, Disk Management for Windows XP, and my favorite GParted which runs from a Linux LiveCD.

GParted

The GParted free Open Source partition utility is fast and easy to use for partitioning hard drives.

The Fdisk MBR website has some additional articles on this subject you might find useful.

I have several YouTube videos and additional resources that take you step by step that you might find helpful at ComputerRepairTrainingPlus.

]]> http://fdiskmbr.com/partitioning-hard-drives/partitioning-hard-drives/feed/ 0 GParted Partition Utility http://fdiskmbr.com/gparted/gparted-partition-utility/ http://fdiskmbr.com/gparted/gparted-partition-utility/#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2009 03:45:38 +0000 gf http://fdiskmbr.com/?p=63 GParted partition utility is a free Open Source Linux utility that can be run from a LiveCD, such as, Insert.  This utility can quickly create Windows FAT32 and NTFS hard drive partitions.  GParted can even resize partitions without destroying the data on the partition.  This make it very useful for creating a second or third . . . → Read More: GParted Partition Utility]]> GParted partition utility is a free Open Source Linux utility that can be run from a LiveCD, such as, Insert.  This utility can quickly create Windows FAT32 and NTFS hard drive partitions.  GParted can even resize partitions without destroying the data on the partition.  This make it very useful for creating a second or third partition on a Windows installed drive.  I like to run GParted from the Insert LiveCD because you can boot the computer from the CD and still have full access to the hard drive.  This is a valuable utility that I use often.

LiveCDs

LiveCds are CDs that can be used to startup a non-functioning computer to retrieve files and data that might not otherwise be accessible.  You can also use the LiveCD to troubleshoot, edit files, and scan and remove virus infections.  LiveCDs can be very important computer technician tools.

Fdisk MBR

The Fdisk MBR website has additional articles on this subject that you might find useful.

I also have a YouTube video that takes you step by step through its easy gpartedoperation.

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