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1130583 2010-08-22 06:54:00 hi i want to add an extra hdd to an xp system and i want them to be separate eg i want the local disk containing xp separate from the new disk (which is just for added storage, when i get into the new partition wizard i am asked to choose between primary partition and extended partition, which one do i choose to give me the setup i described above? :thanks smithinator (15240)
1130584 2010-08-22 07:20:00 Primary - extended is when you split a drive into two or more partitions - the second, third etc partitions become extended ones.
A separate drive is always separate - unless you combine it with another using RAID.
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1130585 2010-08-22 07:23:00 thanks very much smithinator (15240)
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