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<H1><A NAME="SECTION00570000000000000000">Partitions</A></H1>
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A hard disk can be divided into several <b>partitions</b>.
Each partition functions as if it were a separate hard disk.
The idea is that if you have one hard disk, and want to have,
say, two operating systems on it, you can divide the disk into
two partitions. Each operating system uses its partition as
it wishes and doesn't touch the other one's. This way the two
operating systems can co-exist peacefully on the same hard
disk. Without partitions one would have to buy a hard disk for
each operating system.
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Floppies are not partitioned. There is no technical reason
against this, but since they're so small, partitions would be
useful only very rarely. CD-ROM's are usually also not
partitioned, since it's easier to use them as one big
disk, and there is seldom a need to have several operating
systems on one.
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<LI> <A NAME="tex2html756" HREF="node36.html#SECTION00571000000000000000">The MBR, boot sectors and partition table</A>
<LI> <A NAME="tex2html757" HREF="node37.html#SECTION00572000000000000000">Extended and logical partitions</A>
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<I>Lars Wirzenius <BR>
Sat Nov 15 02:32:11 EET 1997</I>
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