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Lebarhon 20170902 added SC-->
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<!--2018/02/27 apb: Reformat the text and add titles for the boot partition SC's.-->
<!--2019/01/05 apb: Slight reword to 1st bullet-point.-->
<!--2019/08/06 apb: Slight reword to 2nd bullet-point (was mentioning sda & sdb tabs in previous SC version).-->
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<title xml:id="diskdrake-ti1">Custom Disk Partitioning with
DiskDrake</title>
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<para revision="2" xml:id="diskdrake-pa3">Modify the layout of your
disk(s) here. You can remove or create partitions, change the filesystem
or size of a partition and even view their details before you
start.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para revision="1" xml:id="diskdrake-pa4">There is a tab at the top for
every detected hard disk (or other storage device, like a USB key), for
example: <filename>sda</filename>, <filename>sdb</filename>,
<filename>sdc</filename> etc.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para revision="1" xml:id="diskdrake-pa6">For all other actions: click
on the desired partition first. Then view it, or choose a filesystem and
a mount point, resize it or wipe it. <emphasis>Expert mode</emphasis>
provides more options such as to label (name) a partition, or to choose
a partition type.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para revision="1" xml:id="diskdrake-pa6a">Continue until you have
adjusted everything to your satisfaction, then click
<emphasis>Done</emphasis> when you're ready.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<warning>
<orderedlist>
<listitem>
<para revision="1" xml:id="diskdrake-pa5">Take care with the
<emphasis>Clear all</emphasis> option, use it only if you are sure you
want to wipe all partitions on the selected storage device.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para revision="3" xml:id="diskdrake-pa1">If you wish to use
encryption on your <filename>/</filename> partition you must ensure
that you have a separate <filename>/boot</filename> partition. The
encryption option for the <filename>/boot</filename> partition must
NOT be set, otherwise your system will be unbootable.</para>
</listitem>
</orderedlist>
</warning>
<important>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>If you are installing Mageia on a UEFI system, check that an ESP
(EFI System Partition) is present and correctly mounted on
<filename>/boot/EFI</filename>. See Figure 1 below.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>If you are installing Mageia on a Legacy/GPT system, check that
a BIOS boot partition is present and of the correct type. See Figure 2
below.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</important>
<figure>
<title>EFI System Partition</title>
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<title>BIOS boot partition</title>
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