Creating a partition?

[Ang]

I haven't really done this in a lonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnng time... but I have a SATA drive I want to partition, and last time I did it was back on a 10gb harddrive to seperate files because I shared a computer.

basically I have a SATA drive with 100GB with of stuff on it about. The total space on it is 320. To save me the trouble of having to transfer files and stuff, I would like to take the space on the 320 GB harddrive and create a partition on it so I can install windows on it. I really only want 1 harddrive in my PC at the moment (small mATX case) so that's why I want to do it.

 

[nitrobass24]

ok this is easy

go google gparted and download it and burn it to disc
Boot from the cd and it will the partition editor.
There will be an option to create a new partion from free space. I suggest that you create the partition at the beginning/front of the drive if because that is the faster part of the drive and will make windows run faster for you. I also suggest that you make it a distinct size so that when you are installing you install to the correct partition and dont overwrite your stuff.
After you create your new partion shutdown, remove the disc and insert your OS dics, and install it to the new partition.

 

[Ang]

Ah.. last time when I was younger.. (8 years old) from what I remember when I started up the computer it said something about create new partition... I probably remember incorrectly though haha..

But it all has to be done through a separate program I see.

 

[nitrobass24]

Doesnt have to be but thats the easiest way, and pretty foolproof.