I have been formatting a system for some time now, and I do patition the system, yet I don't really know the need for patitioning. Pls can somebody help me out.
2007-03-24 08:28:04 · 9 answers · asked by toluolotu 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
because a hard drive can not format if it does not know where to go .
2007-03-24 08:31:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There any number of reasons. There is actually not any pressing need to do it. One good one is that some people like to keep their operating system on one partition and their programs and data on another. You can even keep your swap file on a different partition from your operating system, which makes it less likely to become fragmented. Back in the Windows 98 era, people did it because you couldn't address more than 32 megabytes in some of the early versions. 32 megabytes? These days, that doesn't cut it.
So, partition or do not. It probably won't make much difference either way.
2007-03-24 08:35:26 · answer #2 · answered by Kokopelli 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You do not need to make more than one partition for Windows XP (although as others have stated there are many good reasons to do so).
If you're installing Linux or most other flavors of UNIX, you will need to create a root partition (/) a user partition (/usr) and a swap partition.
Also if you wish to dual boot two different operating systems (98 and XP for instance, or XP and FreeBSD) then each OS must have its own partition.
2007-03-24 09:17:39 · answer #3 · answered by Christopher J 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Certain operating systems use specific types of partitions; Windows for example uses FAT, FAT32, and NTFS typically. You might choose FAT or FAT32 for a home system, but choose NTFS for a system at work which you want to be able to have more control over (NTFS has a lot of built-in security features that let you determine what users on your computer can or cannot access certain files).
2007-03-24 08:32:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Formatting sets up structure of the data..FAT32, NTFS, etc...on the hard drive. The partition is what groups that data under one drive letter. If you set multiple partitions, each partition will be assigned a drive letter as if it's a separate drive. Otherwise, it defaults to one large partition.
2007-03-24 08:36:49 · answer #5 · answered by Dale P 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
partitioning is where you split a single hard disk in two so windows sees it as two separate disks
this is useful because you put windows on one side and keep your data on the other side so if windows goes wrong you don't lose you data if you have to format and reinstall windows
think of it a placing a fence down a garden so one garden becomes two
2007-03-24 08:36:26 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When the new Hdd has been imorted from the factory it is not writen according to our file system to install the operating the system so we format the new hdd and install the software.
2007-03-24 08:33:13 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it Does not matter you should have to make partititions you can work with only one. we make partitions to Distinwish our files ans easy to navigate. suppose you make partition d: for Music and F: for games and C: for general information if you want to play music file now you know drive is d: where music files are present
2007-03-24 08:41:17 · answer #8 · answered by bashir soomro 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its "partition"
and your comp needs one to know the size limits of your hd as well as starting point - ending point so it doesnt erase your mbr or something
2007-03-24 08:31:34 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋