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<p><a name="doPartitionDisks-pa1"></a>In this screen you can see
the content of your hard drive(s) along with the DrakX partitioning
proposals for where to install Mageia.
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<p><a name="suggestedPartitioning-pa9"></a>If you have unused
space on an existing Windows partition, the installer may offer to use
it. This can be a useful way of making room for your new Mageia
- installation, but is a risky operation so you should make sure you have
- backed up all important files!
+ installation but see the warning below.
</p>
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these sizes by clicking and dragging the gap between both partitions.
See the following screenshot:
</p>
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- </li>
- <li class="listitem">
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- <p><a name="doPartitionDisks-pa12"></a><span class="bold"><strong>Erase and use Entire Disk</strong></span></p>
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-
- <p><a name="doPartitionDisks-pa13"></a>This option will
- allocate the entire drive for Mageia
- </p>
<div class="warning" title="Warning" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;">
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<tr>
<td align="left" valign="top">
- <p><a name="doPartitionDisks-pa14"></a>This will erase ALL
- data on the selected hard drive. Take care! If you intend to use part
- of the disk for something else, or you already have data on the drive
- that you are not prepared to lose, then do not use this option.
+ <p>This involves shrinking the size of the Windows partition, and
+ therefore is a risky operation, so you should make sure you have
+ backed up all important files before proceeding.
</p>
</td>
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<tr>
<td align="left" valign="top">
- <p><a name="doPartitionDisks-pa11"></a>Note that this
- involves shrinking the size of the Windows partition. The partition
- must be "clean", meaning that Windows must have closed down correctly
- the last time it was used. It must also have been defragmented,
- although this is not a guarantee that all files in the partition have
- been moved out of the area that is about to be used. It is highly
- recommended to back up your personal files.
+ <p><a name="doPartitionDisks-pa11"></a>The partition must
+ be "clean", meaning that Windows must have closed down correctly the
+ last time it was used. It must also have been defragmented, although
+ this is not a guarantee that all files in the partition have been
+ moved out of the area that is about to be used for Mageia.
+ </p>
+
+ </td>
+ </tr>
+ </table>
+ </div>
+
+ </li>
+ <li class="listitem">
+
+ <p><a name="doPartitionDisks-pa12"></a><span class="bold"><strong>Erase and use Entire Disk</strong></span></p>
+
+
+ <p><a name="doPartitionDisks-pa13"></a>This option will
+ allocate the entire drive for Mageia
+ </p>
+
+
+ <div class="warning" title="Warning" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;">
+ <table border="0" summary="Warning">
+ <tr>
+ <td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Warning]" src="warning.png"></td>
+ <th align="left"></th>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td align="left" valign="top">
+
+ <p><a name="doPartitionDisks-pa14"></a>This will erase ALL
+ data on the selected hard drive. Take care! If you intend to use part
+ of the disk for something else, or you already have data on the drive
+ that you are not prepared to lose, then do not use this option.
</p>
</td>
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</div>
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<p>If you are not using the <span class="emphasis"><em>Custom disk partitioning</em></span>
option, then the installer will allocate the available space according to
the following rules: