Description: Candidates should be able to configure disk partitions and then create filesystems on media such as hard disks. This includes the handling of swap partitions. The Basic Input/Output ...

I have a 2TB MBR drive w/ W7 in the 1st partition. Partitions 2 & 3 are used as separate storage. I want to xfer all of that to a 4TB GPT drive including resizing the 2nd & 3rd partitions. Most of ...

MBR (Master Boot Record) based partitions are limited to 2TiB (2048 GB) and there can only be 4 partitions on a single device. Whenever you create or delete a partition you should use partprobe to ...

Many computer users are curious about whether they should use MBR or GPT when initializing a disk for the first time in Windows. In fact, selecting the appropriate option is essential for the ...

The usb-stick for installing Windows 8.1 seems to need a MBR partition table (not GPT), otherwise the installation gets confused and prints something like "Couldn't create a new partition or locate an ...

While installing Windows 8, Ragav RG converted his hard drive to the new GPT partitioning format. He asked about its advantages. Before it can load an operating system, your PC needs a way of know ...

If you encounter the Windows Setup error message Setup was unable to create a new system partition when attempting to install Windows 11/10 from a bootable USB, then ...

I have a Windows 10 cloned SSD that lost the MBR in the cloning process. My son-in-law (100km away) had a HDD near death. Extremely/painfully slow desktop. Managed to catch an image of the HDD using ...