eMachines Windows Vista FAQ

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Disk Management

The Disk Management snap-in is a system utility for managing hard drives and the volumes, or partitions, that they contain. With Disk Management, you can initialize disks, create volumes, format volumes with the FAT, FAT32, or NTFS file systems, and create fault-tolerant disk systems. Disk Management enables you to perform most disk-related tasks without shutting down the system or interrupting users. Most configuration changes take effect immediately.

Use the following steps to open Disk Management.

1. From the Windows Vista default Start menu, click Control Panel.

2. In the Control Panel, click System and Maintenance.

3. In the Control Panel System and Maintenance window, click Administrative Tools.

4. In the Administrative Tools window, double-click Computer Management.

5. In the User Account Control dialog box, click Continue.

6. In the Computer Management window, select Disk Management

Common Tasks to Perform in Disk Management

Format
Change drive letters
Shrink Volume
Extend Volume
Delete Volume
New Volume