10 Gig hdd how big to make primary partition?

smokey99 · 06-29-2006, 10:53 PM

Hi,
I have never partitioned a hard drive, and am installing an 10 gig drive in a laptop.
I am going to make 2 drives, c&d

How big should I make the primary dos partition?

Will a bigger partition improve performance or have an advantage?

I am kinda rushed, I have the screen open and ready to go, so any quick advise would be appreciated

I am going to install win98 (old machine)

Thanks
Smokey

OvenMaster · 06-29-2006, 11:10 PM

If this were me, I'd be asking what programs I'd be planning on using, how much space they'd take up, and in which partition the swapfile would go, in order to start to figure out how big to make the partitions.
Tom

smokey99 · 06-29-2006, 11:17 PM

Sorry ovenmaster, I am clueless with this.
Is the primary dos partition my C drive?

I was misunderstanding it to be like an operating system drive.

If primary is my C drive (boot) then I can figure the rest out.

Like I said rather clueless on this

OvenMaster · 06-29-2006, 11:46 PM

Your primary DOS partition ("C") is where your OS will go, up to the max limit of say, just under 10 GB if you don't break it up into two partitions.
May I ask why you'd want to break up such a small drive? My own self personally? I'd not bother. 10GB is pretty small and easily managed.
Tom

wasisnt · 06-30-2006, 10:37 PM

It depends on what programs you are going to install and if you are going to install them on the default C drive. Its hard to say without knowing what else you are going to do with the compuer.

shenry · 09-28-2006, 06:49 AM

DOS only supports fat16 (the dos in win98 supports fat32) and partitions of up to 2 GB in size (probably different with Dos from win98).Also to create fat16 partitions with the win98 fdisk tool say no to enabling large disk support and to make fat32 say yes.

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smokey99 New Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 12	10 Gig hdd how big to make primary partition? Hi, I have never partitioned a hard drive, and am installing an 10 gig drive in a laptop. I am going to make 2 drives, c&d How big should I make the primary dos partition? Will a bigger partition improve performance or have an advantage? I am kinda rushed, I have the screen open and ready to go, so any quick advise would be appreciated I am going to install win98 (old machine) Thanks Smokey Last edited by smokey99; 06-29-2006 at 10:56 PM.

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OvenMaster VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Red Sox Nation Age: 49 Posts: 2,002	If this were me, I'd be asking what programs I'd be planning on using, how much space they'd take up, and in which partition the swapfile would go, in order to start to figure out how big to make the partitions. Tom __________________ Frankenbox III: CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ * MOBO: Biostar K8M800 Micro AM2 * RAM: 2x1GB Kingston DDR2 667 HDD: WD 80GB Master, Seagate 320GB Slave * OPT: two Pioneer DVR-115DBK DVD burners PSU: Antec Basiq 500W * GPU: PNY GeForce FX5200 256MB AGP 8x * MON: ViewSonic LCD VA721 CASE: EvTek minitower * SND: Diamond Xtreme 5.1 * OS: XP Home SP2 * ROUTER: Linksys BEFSR41

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OvenMaster VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Red Sox Nation Age: 49 Posts: 2,002	Your primary DOS partition ("C") is where your OS will go, up to the max limit of say, just under 10 GB if you don't break it up into two partitions. May I ask why you'd want to break up such a small drive? My own self personally? I'd not bother. 10GB is pretty small and easily managed. Tom __________________ Frankenbox III: CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ * MOBO: Biostar K8M800 Micro AM2 * RAM: 2x1GB Kingston DDR2 667 HDD: WD 80GB Master, Seagate 320GB Slave * OPT: two Pioneer DVR-115DBK DVD burners PSU: Antec Basiq 500W * GPU: PNY GeForce FX5200 256MB AGP 8x * MON: ViewSonic LCD VA721 CASE: EvTek minitower * SND: Diamond Xtreme 5.1 * OS: XP Home SP2 * ROUTER: Linksys BEFSR41

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wasisnt Silver Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 121	It depends on what programs you are going to install and if you are going to install them on the default C drive. Its hard to say without knowing what else you are going to do with the compuer. __________________ PC Help and Tips

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06-29-2006, 11:17 PM	#3 (permalink)
smokey99 New Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 12	Sorry ovenmaster, I am clueless with this. Is the primary dos partition my C drive? I was misunderstanding it to be like an operating system drive. If primary is my C drive (boot) then I can figure the rest out. Like I said rather clueless on this