The new partition or logical drive is created and appears in the appropriate basic disk in the Disk Management window. Confirm that the options that selected are correct, and then click Finish. You can change the disk allocation unit size, and then specify whether to perform a quick format, or enable file and folder compression on NTFS volumes.ġ1. Click the file system that you want to use in the File system box. Type a name for the volume in the Volume label box. If you want to format the partition, click Format this partition with the following settings, and then complete the following procedure in the Format dialog box: If you do not want to format the partition, click Do not format this partition, and then click Next. Specify the formatting options you want to use by using one of the following procedures: Decide whether to manually assign a drive letter, let the system automatically enumerate the drive, or do not assign a drive letter to the new partition or logical drive, and then click Next.Ĩ. Specify the size of the partition in the Partition size in MB box, and then click Next.ħ. Click the type of partition that you want to create (either Primary partition, Extended partition, or Logical drive), and then click Next.Ħ. In the New Partition Wizard, click Next.ĥ. To create a new logical drive in an extended partition, right-click free space on an extended partition where you want to create the logical drive, and then click New Logical Drive.Ĥ. To create a new partition, right-click unallocated space on the basic disk where you want to create the partition, and then click New Partition. In the Disk Management window, complete one of the following procedures, and then continue: To create a new partition or logical drive on a basic disk:ġ. STEP 3 - C reate a new partition or a new logical drive: NOTE: Microsoft recommends that you create a full back up of your disk contents before you make any changes to your disks or volumes. To customize how you view your disks and volumes in the upper and lower panes of the window, point to Top or Bottom on the View menu, and then click the view that you want to use. Your disks and volumes appear in a graphical view and list view. STEP 2 - In the console tree, click Disk Management. STEP 1 - Click Start, click Run, type compmgmt.msc, and then click OK. Partitioning and formatting (info from Microsoft support): If AHCI driver is installed in your system enable SATA AHCI mode. If the drive is NOT detected you may need to enable the SATA portĥ. Power on the computer and get into the BIOS settings (For further information on your system's BIOS please refer to the computer documentation)Ĥ. Power off the computer and connect the SSD into itģ.

Please pay attention that you must be logged on as an administrator to perform these stepsĢ. SOLUTION - When the SSD is an additional drive in an existing systemġ.

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