[Leica] Computer Help

[sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter)]

To get to disk management, right click on your my computer icon, and click
manage.

A box will open, and under storage, Disk Management.  You click that, and
some drive maps show up.
Create and format a hard disk partition

To create a 
partition<mshelp://windows/?id=75f2da20-91f7-4f31-8e17-798cce2c38c1#gtmt_partition_def>or
volume<mshelp://windows/?id=df2c7238-4d51-40e7-97eb-21244c3fd130#gtmt_volume_def>(the
two terms are often used interchangeably) on a hard disk, you must be
logged in as an administrator, and there must be either unallocated disk
space<mshelp://windows/?id=69780187-5e69-4b78-9efe-c15841324bd3#gtmt_unallocated_disk_space_def>or
free space within an extended
partition<mshelp://windows/?id=f89a592d-5b47-4cc9-b82c-79ed7694bd9a#gtmt_extended_partition_def>on
the hard disk.
[image: Show content][image: Hide content] <mshelp://>

   1.

   Click to open Computer
Management.<shortcut:%25systemroot%25\system32\mmc.exe compmgmt.msc
/s> [image:
   Administrator permission required] If you're prompted for an
   administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide
   confirmation.
   2.

   In the left pane, under Storage, click Disk Management.
   3.

   Right-click an unallocated region on your hard disk, and then click New
   Simple Volume.
   4.

   In the New Simple Volume Wizard, click Next.
   5.

   Type the size of the volume you want to create in megabytes (MB) or
   accept the maximum default size, and then click Next.
   6.

   Accept the default drive letter or choose a different drive letter to
   identify the partition, and then click Next.
   7.

   In the Format Partition dialog box, do one of the following:
   -

      If you don't want to format the volume right now, click Do not format
      this volume, and then click Next.
      -

      To format the volume with the default settings, click Next.
      8.

   Review your choices, and then click Finish.
   Note
   -

      When you create new partitions on a basic
disk<mshelp://windows/?id=c53a9457-393e-479c-83ce-45148b68b915#gtmt_gls_basic_disk_def>,
      the first three will be formatted as primary partitions.
Beginning with the
      fourth, each one will be configured as a logical drive within an 
extended
      partition.

 [image: Show content][image: Hide content] To format an existing partition
(volume) <mshelp://>

   Warning
   -

      Formatting a volume will destroy any data on the partition. Be sure
      to back up any data you want to save before you begin.
      1.

   Click to open Computer
Management.<shortcut:%25systemroot%25\system32\mmc.exe compmgmt.msc
/s> [image:
   Administrator permission required] If you're prompted for an
   administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide
   confirmation.
   2.

   In the left pane, under Storage, click Disk Management.
   3.

   Right-click the volume that you want to format, and then click Format.
   4.

   To format the volume with the default settings, in the Format dialog
   box, click OK, and then click OK again.
   Notes
   -

      You cannot format a disk or partition that is currently in use,
      including the partition that contains Windows.
      -

      The Perform a quick format option will create a new file table, but
      will not fully overwrite or erase the volume. A quick format is much
      faster than a normal format, which fully erases any existing data on 
the
      volume.


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On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 1:58 PM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at 
gmail.com>wrote:

> Hi Tina. I hope that someone more competent than I will respond for you.
> You mean a 3 Terabyte  (3000 Gigabytes) drive not a 3 Gigabyte drive
>
> I assume that you have Windows 7 (or Vista)? This can't be done with
> earlier windows than that.
> For whatever its worth, my understanding is that 2 TB is a limit due to the
> way windows deals with partitions.
>
> You need the newest hardware and driver for the storage controller. That is
> a chip on the mainboard (motherboard) and the part of windows that uses it.
> Unless you have good  technical support to help you, I'd suggest that its
> safer for you to not try to upgrade by yourself (although you may only need
> that new driver, stuff could go wrong).
>
> In boxes like the Drobo or some external drive cases they use different
> controller systems that get around that 2TB limit. My Drobo had 5 x 2TB
> drives currently.
>
>
> Cheers
> Geoff
> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman
>
>
> On 19 December 2013 03:48, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> wrote:
>
> > PESO:
> >
> > I just installed a new 3GB hard drive in my Just a Bunch of Disks box.
> >  Windows 7 will not allow me to allocate the whole 3GB.  I know some is
> > needed for indexing, etc., but they are keeping 745.52GB as Unallocated.
>  I
> > don't have a Raid or any other system.   It's just a bunch of disks in a
> > box.
> >
> > Is there any way I can use Disk Management to allocate more of the 3GB?
>  I
> > hate to waste 745 GB that could be holding photos!!
> >
> > I've searched and only find incomprehensible (to me) Microsoft documents
> > that don't tell me a thing.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Tina
> >
> > --
> > Tina Manley
> > http:// <http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com/>www.tinamanley.com
> >
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