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| 667115 | 2008-05-07 21:30:00 | Hi all, I've got a 1 Terabyte USB HDD that I need to format into 4 200Gb partitions (roughly speaking) - is gparted the best way to do this? TIA |
nofam (9009) | ||
| 667116 | 2008-05-07 22:10:00 | Sorry what OS are you running? whats wrong with using Disk Management? | Battleneter2 (9361) | ||
| 667117 | 2008-05-07 22:22:00 | Disk management is hopeless mate. :groan: Gparted will do the job sweet. That's what I'd use. |
wratterus (105) | ||
| 667118 | 2008-05-07 23:19:00 | Disk management is hopeless for the simple task of partitioning a hard drive? lol can you be more specific? | Battleneter2 (9361) | ||
| 667119 | 2008-05-07 23:51:00 | Disk management is hopeless for the simple task of partitioning a hard drive? lol can you be more specific? To use disk management you'd have to completely reformat the drive and partition from there. GParted can shrink existing partitions, so you can create new ones from existing free space. |
Thebananamonkey (7741) | ||
| 667120 | 2008-05-08 00:43:00 | So I've dowloaded the latest GParted live CD, burned the ISO, and booted from it, but after I select the screen resolution, I get a fatal server error, and get dropped into a command line? :illogical | nofam (9009) | ||
| 667121 | 2008-05-08 00:50:00 | Lies! :p Try Forcevga (think it needs a capital F), and force your graphics chipset brand. Also try starting it up in safe vga mode, running 640*480. That's about the extent of my Linux knowledge! :blush: May need to call on the likes of Bletch. Do you have a Ubuntu live CD around? |
wratterus (105) | ||
| 667122 | 2008-05-08 01:14:00 | So I've dowloaded the latest GParted live CD, burned the ISO, and booted from it, but after I select the screen resolution, I get a fatal server error, and get dropped into a command line? :illogicalTry wratterus' suggestion first. If it doesn't work, reboot without the kernel argument he suggested you try before continuing. What screen resolution are you selecting? If in doubt, choose 1024x768 @ 60Hz, that's almost guaranteed to work. |
Erayd (23) | ||
| 667123 | 2008-05-08 09:21:00 | To use disk management you'd have to completely reformat the drive and partition from there. GParted can shrink existing partitions, so you can create new ones from existing free space. That is only if you are using XP - Vista's Disk Management is dynamic ... but then using good open source software is the better solution :>) |
johnd (85) | ||
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