partitions

hello friends, i want to ask one doubt, regarding partitions, how many partitions should I make for installing 3 os windows xp sp2,ubuntu, and solaris, are 4 enough, my lappy config is 512ddr2 ram,80gb harddisk1.73ghz processor. how do i install all of them simultaneously.

Hey I installed Ubuntu that came with Digit DVD. It rox :D It was auto mounting all my Windows partitions at startup ever since it was installed. From Yesterday it isnt mounting them automatically. I check fstab. The entries are there. But nothing is mounted. If I go check partitions it...

I have a 160 GB hard drive (a normal computer hard drive) which i've converted into a removable sort of a hard drive, adding the casing. It's basically divided into 4 partitions, 2 Fat32 and 2 NTFS. Since i use Linux most of the time, i'd like to convert all the partitions into Ext3...

If i have to merge different partitions or modify the size of partitions without losing the data stored in the hdd, which software should i use?????? it should be a freeware and should do the job nicely

I just removed Linux from my computer, now I have 3 partitions with all having NTFS file system 1) Vista 15 GB 2) 8 GB empty partition 3) Rest files partition I wanna merge the vista & 8 GB partition for a total of 23 GB partition, but the problem is Vista's partition is the boot parition &...

I have 500 GB external hard disk kahan ki 500 gb :mad: 465 gb hard disk hai.:mad:I want to make 6 partitions.So how many primary partitions and extended partitions should i make?I know primary is used for booting windows etc.Dont know about the extended one.

Can I view NTFS partitions in ubuntu?

My friend bought following config today AMD X2 5200+ ASUS M2n-MX SE 8400 for both Trans DDR2 1GB/667 1100 Seagate 250Gb Sata2 Hdd barracuda 7200.10 2950 iball 400W SMPS 650 old things Samsung 15" monitor k/b+mouse Samsung DVD writer Cabinet speakers Sparkle...

There were problems installing Linux Mint and found that it was because of my secondary HD. Now, after connecting the HD, I need to know the UUID so that I can add the partitions in the fstab. How to do that?

hi all, well, i have a slight problem. Currently, i have 6+1gb partition allocated for ubuntu. however, as my development work has been increasing on it, so has my space need. Therefore, i was able to free up about 6 more gb of space from my NTFS partitions. i can use Norton Partition magic...

It is a 160GB Sata Seagate drive. I asked him to partition a 20GB C: and install Windows on to it. The rest I told him I'll partition it myself. Under Disk Management in Windows XP, the C: is being shown like an extended partition green in color. And I am not able to create more than 3 extra...

Hey Pals I M Plannin 2 Buy A New Laptop(most Probably Dell 1520) They Are Providing Vista Wid Da System And Only 1 Partition Of 160gb I Want To Make 4 Partitions Of Da Drive And Install Windows Xp On One Of Da Partitions And Dual Boot Vista N Win Xp Plz Help Me How To Do This..... I Wud Be...

Hi, I have a SATA DVD-Writer and SATA HDD. I have installed XP, Vista and VectorLinux in the system... In Linux, the Windows partitions were not mounted automatically by VectorLinux, so I went to /etc/fstab and added lines like /dev/sda1 /mnt/winc ntfs umask=0 0 0 for each of the...

I have recently installed Fedora 7 as a dual boot option (the other OS is Win XP). Instead of allocating the recommended 10 GB, I only set aside only 5 GB for F7 while installing. Now i want to add another 5 GB to F7. I am planning to add 5 GB space from the existing Windows partition. Can...

I have two different HDDs with different Partitions. HDD1 = 250GB with 3 partitions and has Windows 2003 Server installed HDD2 = 200GB with 4 partitions and has Windows XP Pro installed. I had initially connected only the HDD2 and installed XP and then since I had to give that to a frnd...

Hello Everyone i have one 160 GB SATA HDD and i want to make partitions in it. ( Win XP Prof) in one of the Digit's small booklet (2/3 months back) on HDD i read about Partitoning n Space for it, at my friends place. like 5/6 GB for OS (c: ), thn 15/20 GB for ProgrameFiles (D: ) etc it has...

i bought 250GB SATA2 HDD. suggest for partitions.

Hi. Guys. I have installed Ubuntu on my HDD. After that I have attached other HDD and restarted computer in ubuntu. After restarting in ubuntu other hdd partitions detect but not mount automatically. I have to mount everytime after restart in ubuntu. So how should I configure partitions of hdd...

i have a couple of questions guys..help me 1>my laptop used to have three os's.. xp home on C: xp pro on D: xp media centre on E: as you might guess it the first two happen to be pirated..so i deletd the main program and "windows" directory of C: and D: i now use only the genuine media center on...

Generally we know all the hard disk partition are shown by a alphabet.Starting from C to Z I think that system don't have any FDD or Optical Drive.If we use A & B as HDD partition (I am not sure) then the maximum number of partitions possible is 26.If I want more than 26 partition then what is...