From 3134e07e03891115644be39cdde82a03761ad934 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Anne Nicolas Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2012 12:01:37 +0000 Subject: update help files (docteam) --- formatPartitions.html | 77 +++++++++++++++------------------------------------ 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 55 deletions(-) (limited to 'formatPartitions.html') diff --git a/formatPartitions.html b/formatPartitions.html index 31b981f..6de360b 100644 --- a/formatPartitions.html +++ b/formatPartitions.html @@ -2,22 +2,22 @@ - Choose Partitions to Be Formatted + Formatting - - -
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Choose Partitions to Be Formatted +

Formatting

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Here you can choose which partition(s) you wish to format. Any data on partitions not marked for formatting will be saved. +

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Usually at least the partitions DrakX selected, need to be formatted +

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Click on Advanced to choose partitions you want to check for so called bad blocks

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This - step is available only if you chose to reuse existing - Linux partitions. +

If you're not sure you have made the right choice, you can click on Previous, again on Previous and then on Custom to get back to the main screen. In that screen you can choose to view what is in your partitions.

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If - you chose to reuse some legacy GNU/Linux partitions, you may wish - to reformat some of them and erase any data they contain. To do so, - please select those partitions as well. -

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Please note that it's - not necessary to reformat all pre-existing partitions. You must reformat the - partitions containing the operating system (such as - /, /usr or - /var) but not the partitions containing data you - wish to keep (typically /home). -

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Please be - careful when selecting partitions. After the formatting is - completed, all data on the selected partitions will be - deleted and you won't be able to recover it. +

When you are confident about the selection, click on Next to continue.

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Click on - Next when you're ready to format the - partitions. -

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Click on - Previous if you want to choose other - partitions for your new Mageia operating system - installation. -

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Click on - Advanced if you wish to select partitions - which will be checked for bad blocks on the disk. -

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