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                  <h2 class="title"><a name="doPartitionDisks"></a>Partitioning
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         <p><a name="doPartitionDisks-pa1"></a>In this screen you can see
            the content of your hard drive(s) and see the solutions the DrakX
              partitioning wizard found for where to install
              <span class="application">Mageia</span>.
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         <p><a name="doPartitionDisks-pa2"></a>The options available from
              the list below will vary depending on your particular hard drive(s) layout
              and content.
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                  <p><a name="doPartitionDisks-pa4"></a>Use Existing
                             Partitions
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                  <p><a name="doPartitionDisks-pa5"></a>If this option is
                             available, then existing Linux compatible partitions have been found
                             and may be used for the installation.
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                  <p><a name="doPartitionDisks-pa6"></a>Use Free Space
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                  <p><a name="doPartitionDisks-pa7"></a>If you have unused
                             space on your hard drive then this option will use it for your new
                             Mageia installation.
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                  <p><a name="doPartitionDisks-pa8"></a>Use Free Space on a
                             Windows Partition
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                  <p><a name="doPartitionDisks-pa9"></a>If you have unused
                             space on an existing Windows partition, the installer may offer to use
                             it.
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                  <p><a name="doPartitionDisks-pa10"></a>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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                  <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.
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                  <p><a name="doPartitionDisks-pa12"></a>Erase and use Entire
                             Disk.
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                  <p><a name="doPartitionDisks-pa13"></a>This option will use
                             the complete drive for Mageia.
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                  <p><a name="doPartitionDisks-pa14"></a>Note! This will
                             erase ALL data on the selected hard drive. Take care!
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                  <p><a name="doPartitionDisks-pa15"></a>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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                  <p><a name="doPartitionDisks-pa16"></a>Custom
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                  <p><a name="doPartitionDisks-pa17"></a>This gives you
                             complete control over the placing of the installation on your hard
                             drive(s).
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                     <p>Some newer drives are now using 4096 byte logical sectors, instead
                            of the previous standard of 512 byte logical sectors. Due to lack of
                            available hardware, the partitioning tool used in the installer has not
                            been tested with such a drive. Also some ssd drives now use an erase block
                            size over 1 MB. We suggest to pre-partition the drive, using an
                            alternative partitioning tool like gparted, if you own such a device, and
                            to use the following settings: 
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                     <p>"Align to" "MiB" </p>
                     
                         
                     <p>"Free space preceding (MiB)" "2" </p>
                     
                         
                     <p>Also make sure all partitions are created with an even number of
                            megabytes.
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