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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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The actual options available from those shown below will vary according to + the layout and content of your particular hard drive(s). +

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Use Existing Partitions
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若此选项可用，表面安装程序找到了现存的 Linux 分区，并且可以将其用于 Mageia 的安装。 +
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若硬盘上有未使用的区域，此选项将会把 Mageia 安装到该区域中。 +
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Use Free Space on a Windows Partition
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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! +
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With this option, the installer displays the remaining Windows partition in + light blue and the proposed Mageia partition in dark blue with their + intended sizes just underneath. You have the option to modify these sizes by + clicking and dragging the gap between both partitions. See the following + screenshot: +
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Erase and use Entire Disk

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This option will allocate the entire drive for Mageia +

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	+ + 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. + + +

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	+ + 将会缩小 Windows 分区的大小。该分区必须为“clean”状态，即上一次使用 Windows + 时必须正常地关机或重启。同时，该分区也应当进行碎片整理，即便不能将文件碎片完全移出待使用区域。我们推荐您对个人文件进行备份后再进行此操作。 + + +

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Custom Disk Partitioning
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允许您完全控制系统在硬盘上的安装方式。 +
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If you are not using the Custom disk partitioning + option, then the installer will allocate the available space according to + the following rules: +

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If the total available space is less than 50 GB, then only one partition is + created. This will be the / (root) partition. +
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If the total available space is greater than 50 GB, then three partitions + are created +
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  6/19 of the total available place is allocated to / + with a maximum of 50 GB +
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This means that from 160 GB or greater available space, the installer will + create three partitions: +

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If you are using a UEFI system, the ESP (EFI System Partition) will be + automatically detected - or created if it does not exist yet - and mounted + on /boot/EFI. The Custom disk + partitioning option is the only one that allows to check it has + been correctly done. +

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If you are using a Legacy (also known as BIOS) system with a GPT partitioned + disk, you need to create a BIOS boot partition if it doesn't already + exist. It should be about 1 MiB with no mount point. It can be created with + the Installer, under Custom disk partitioning, like any + other partition. Be sure to select “BIOS boot partition” for + filesystem type. +

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Some newer drives are now using 4096 byte logical sectors, instead of the + previous standard of 512. Due to lack of available hardware, the + partitioning tool used in the installer has not been tested with such a + drive. +

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Some SSD devices now use an erase block size over 1 MB. If you have such a + device we suggest that you partition the drive in advance, using an + alternative partitioning tool like gparted, and to use the following + settings: +

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Also make sure all partitions are created using an even number of megabytes.

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Here you see the Linux partitions that have been found on your computer. If + you don't agree with the DrakX suggestions, you can change the mount points + yourself. +

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To the left of the drop-down menus is a list of available partitions. For + example: sda is a hard drive - and + 5 is a partition number, followed + by the (capacity, mount point, filesystem type) of the + partition. +
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If you have several partitions, you can choose various different + mount points from the drop down menu, such as + /, /home and + /var. You can even make your own mount points, for + instance /video for a partition where you want to store + your films, or perhaps /Data for all your data files. +
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For any partitions that you don't need to make use of, you can leave the + mount point field blank. +
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	+ + If you are not sure what to choose, click Previous to + go back and then tick Custom disk partitioning, where + you can click on a partition to see its type and size. + + +

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If you are sure the mount points are correct, click on + Next, and choose whether you only want to format the + partition suggested by DrakX, or more. +

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Click on Previous if you are at all unsure about your + choice. +
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Custom Disk Partitioning with DiskDrake +

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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. +
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There is a tab at the top for every detected hard disk (or other storage + device, like a USB key). In the screenshot above there are two available + devices: sda and sdb. +
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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. Expert mode provides more options such as to label + (name) a partition, or to choose a partition type. +
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Continue until you have adjusted everything to your satisfaction, then click + Done when you're ready. +
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	+ + + + + + Take care with the Clear all option, use it only if you + are sure you want to wipe all partitions on the selected storage device. + + + + + + If you wish to use encryption on your `/` partition you + must ensure that you have a separate `/boot` + partition. The encryption option for the `/boot` + partition must NOT be set, otherwise your system will be unbootable. + + + + + + +

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	+ + + + + + If you are installing Mageia on a UEFI system, check that an ESP (EFI System + Partition) is present and correctly mounted on + `/boot/EFI`. See Figure 1 below. + + + + + + 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. + + + + + + +

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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 preserved. +

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

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

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	+ + 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, where + you can choose to view details of your partitions. + + +

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

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