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                     <h3 class="title"><a name="doPartitionDisks"></a>Suggested Partitioning
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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.
            </p>
            
              
            <p><a name="doPartitionDisks-pa2"></a>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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                     <p><a name="doPartitionDisks-pa4"></a><span class="bold"><strong>Use Existing Partitions</strong></span></p>
                     
                           
                     <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.
                     </p>
                         
                  </li>
                  <li class="listitem">
                           
                     <p><a name="doPartitionDisks-pa6"></a><span class="bold"><strong>Use Free Space</strong></span></p>
                     
                           
                     <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.
                     </p>
                         
                  </li>
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                     <p><a name="doPartitionDisks-pa8"></a><span class="bold"><strong>Use Free Space on a Windows Partition</strong></span></p>
                     
                           
                     <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 see the warning below.
                     </p>
                     
                           
                     <p>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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                                 <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.
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                                 <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>
                                       
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                  </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>
                     
                           
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                                 <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.
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                     <p><a name="doPartitionDisks-pa16"></a><span class="bold"><strong>Custom Disk Partitioning</strong></span></p>
                     
                           
                     <p><a name="doPartitionDisks-pa17"></a>This gives you complete control over the placing of the installation on your
                        hard drive(s).
                     </p>
                         
                  </li>
               </ul>
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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:
            </p>
            
              
            <div class="itemizedlist">
               <ul class="itemizedlist">
                  <li class="listitem">
                           
                     <p>If the total available space is less than 50 GB, then only one partition is
                        created. This will be the <code class="filename">/</code> (root)  partition.
                     </p>
                         
                  </li>
                  <li class="listitem">
                           
                     <p>If the total available space is greater than 50 GB, then three partitions
                        are created
                     </p>
                     
                           
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                        <ul class="itemizedlist">
                           <li class="listitem">
                                        
                              <p>6/19 of the total available place is allocated to <code class="filename">/</code>
                                 with a maximum of 50 GB
                              </p>
                                      
                           </li>
                           <li class="listitem">
                                        
                              <p>1/19 is allocated to <code class="filename">swap</code> with a maximum of 4 GB
                              </p>
                                      
                           </li>
                           <li class="listitem">
                                        
                              <p>the rest (at least 12/19) is allocated to <code class="filename">/home</code></p>
                                      
                           </li>
                        </ul>
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                  </li>
               </ul>
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            <p>This means that from 160 GB or greater available space, the installer will
               create three partitions:
            </p>
            
              
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                     <p>50 GB for <code class="filename">/</code></p>
                         
                  </li>
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                     <p>4 GB for <code class="filename">swap</code></p>
                         
                  </li>
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                     <p>and the remainder for <code class="filename">/home</code></p>
                         
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                        <p>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 <code class="filename">/boot/EFI</code>. The <span class="emphasis"><em>Custom disk
                                 partitioning</em></span> option is the only one that allows to check it has
                           been correctly done.
                        </p>
                        
                            
                        <p>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 <span class="emphasis"><em>Custom disk partitioning</em></span>, like any
                           other partition. Be sure to select <span class="quote">&#8220;<span class="quote">BIOS boot partition</span>&#8221;</span> for
                           filesystem type.
                        </p>
                        
                            
                        <p>See <a class="xref" href="diskPartitioning.html#diskdrake" title="Custom Disk Partitioning with DiskDrake">DiskDrake</a> for information on how to proceed.
                        </p>
                          
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                        <p>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.
                        </p>
                        
                            
                        <p>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:
                        </p>
                        
                            
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                           <ul class="itemizedlist">
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                                 <p><span class="emphasis"><em>Align to</em></span> = MiB
                                 </p>
                                       
                              </li>
                              <li class="listitem">
                                         
                                 <p><span class="emphasis"><em>Free space preceding (MiB)</em></span> = 2
                                 </p>
                                       
                              </li>
                           </ul>
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                        <p>Also make sure all partitions are created using an even number of megabytes.</p>
                          
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            <p>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.
            </p>
            
              
            <div class="itemizedlist">
               <ul class="itemizedlist">
                  <li class="listitem">
                           
                     <p>To the left of the drop-down menus is a list of available partitions. For
                        example: <code class="filename">sda</code> is a hard drive - and
                        <code class="filename">5</code> is a <span class="emphasis"><em>partition number</em></span>, followed
                        by the<span class="emphasis"><em> (capacity, mount point, filesystem type)</em></span> of the
                        partition.
                     </p>
                         
                  </li>
                  <li class="listitem">
                           
                     <p>If you have several partitions, you can choose various different
                        <span class="emphasis"><em>mount points</em></span> from the drop down menu, such as
                        <code class="filename">/</code>, <code class="filename">/home</code> and
                        <code class="filename">/var</code>. You can even make your own mount points, for
                        instance <code class="filename">/video</code> for a partition where you want to store
                        your films, or perhaps <code class="filename">/Data</code> for all your data files.
                     </p>
                         
                  </li>
                  <li class="listitem">
                           
                     <p>For any partitions that you don't need to make use of, you can leave the
                        mount point field blank.
                     </p>
                         
                  </li>
               </ul>
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                     <td align="right" valign="top">
                            
                        <p>If you make any changes here, ensure you still have a <code class="filename">/</code>
                           (root) partition.
                        </p>
                          
                     </td>
                  </tr>
               </table>
            </div>
            
              
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                     <td align="right" valign="top">
                            
                        <p>If you are not sure what to choose, click <span class="emphasis"><em>Previous</em></span> to
                           go back and then tick <span class="emphasis"><em>Custom disk partitioning</em></span>, where
                           you can click on a partition to see its type and size.
                        </p>
                          
                     </td>
                  </tr>
               </table>
            </div>
            
              
            <p>If you are sure the mount points are correct, click on
               <span class="emphasis"><em>Next</em></span>, and choose whether you only want to format the
               partition suggested by DrakX, or more.
            </p>
            
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                     <h3 class="title"><a name="takeOverHdConfirm"></a>Confirm hard disk to be formatted
                     </h3>
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                     <p><a name="takeOverHdConfirm-pa1"></a>Click on <span class="emphasis"><em>Previous</em></span> if you are at all unsure about your
                        choice.
                     </p>
                         
                  </li>
                  <li class="listitem">
                           
                     <p><a name="takeOverHdConfirm-pa2"></a>Click on <span class="emphasis"><em>Next</em></span> to proceed if you are sure that it is OK
                        to erase <span class="bold"><strong>every</strong></span> partition, <span class="bold"><strong>every</strong></span> operating system and <span class="bold"><strong>all
                              data</strong></span> that might be on that hard disk.
                     </p>
                         
                  </li>
               </ul>
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                  <div>
                     <h3 class="title"><a name="diskdrake"></a>Custom Disk Partitioning with DiskDrake
                     </h3>
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                  <li class="listitem">
                           
                     <p><a name="diskdrake-pa3"></a>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.
                     </p>
                         
                  </li>
                  <li class="listitem">
                           
                     <p><a name="diskdrake-pa4"></a>There is a tab at the top for every detected hard disk (or other storage
                        device, like a USB key), for example: <code class="filename">sda</code>,
                        <code class="filename">sdb</code>, <code class="filename">sdc</code> etc.
                     </p>
                         
                  </li>
                  <li class="listitem">
                           
                     <p><a name="diskdrake-pa6"></a>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. <span class="emphasis"><em>Expert mode</em></span> provides more options such as to label
                        (name) a partition, or to choose a partition type.
                     </p>
                         
                  </li>
                  <li class="listitem">
                           
                     <p><a name="diskdrake-pa6a"></a>Continue until you have adjusted everything to your satisfaction, then click
                        <span class="emphasis"><em>Done</em></span> when you're ready.
                     </p>
                         
                  </li>
               </ul>
            </div>
            
              
            <div class="warning" title="&#1488;&#1494;&#1492;&#1512;&#1492;" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;">
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                        <div class="orderedlist">
                           <ol class="orderedlist" type="1">
                              <li class="listitem">
                                         
                                 <p><a name="diskdrake-pa5"></a>Take care with the <span class="emphasis"><em>Clear all</em></span> option, use it only if you
                                    are sure you want to wipe all partitions on the selected storage device.
                                 </p>
                                       
                              </li>
                              <li class="listitem">
                                         
                                 <p><a name="diskdrake-pa1"></a>If you wish to use encryption on your <code class="filename">/</code> partition you
                                    must ensure that you have a separate <code class="filename">/boot</code>
                                    partition. The encryption option for the <code class="filename">/boot</code>
                                    partition must NOT be set, otherwise your system will be unbootable.
                                 </p>
                                       
                              </li>
                           </ol>
                        </div>
                          
                     </td>
                  </tr>
               </table>
            </div>
            
              
            <div class="important" title="&#1495;&#1513;&#1493;&#1489;" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;">
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                  </tr>
                  <tr>
                     <td align="right" valign="top">
                            
                        <div class="itemizedlist">
                           <ul class="itemizedlist">
                              <li class="listitem">
                                         
                                 <p>If you are installing Mageia on a UEFI system, check that an ESP (EFI System
                                    Partition) is present and correctly mounted on
                                    <code class="filename">/boot/EFI</code>. See Figure 1 below.
                                 </p>
                                       
                              </li>
                              <li class="listitem">
                                         
                                 <p>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.
                                 </p>
                                       
                              </li>
                           </ul>
                        </div>
                          
                     </td>
                  </tr>
               </table>
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               <div>
                  <div>
                     <h3 class="title"><a name="formatPartitions"></a>Formatting
                     </h3>
                  </div>
               </div>
            </div>
              
            
              
            
              
            
              
            
              
            
              
            
              
            
              
            <p><a name="formatPartitions-pa1"></a>Here you can choose which partition(s) you wish to format. Any data on
               partitions <span class="emphasis"><em>not</em></span> marked for formatting will be preserved.
            </p>
            
              
            <p><a name="formatPartitions-pa2"></a>Usually, at least the partitions that DrakX selected need to be formatted.
            </p>
            
              
            <p><a name="formatPartitions-pa3"></a>Click on <span class="emphasis"><em>Advanced</em></span> to choose the partitions you want to
               check for so-called <span class="emphasis"><em>bad blocks</em></span></p>
            
              
            <div class="tip" title="&#1506;&#1510;&#1492;" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;">
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                        <p><a name="formatPartitions-pa4"></a>If you're not sure you have made the right choice, you can click on
                           <span class="emphasis"><em>Previous</em></span>, again on <span class="emphasis"><em>Previous</em></span> and
                           then on <span class="emphasis"><em>Custom</em></span> to get back to the main screen, where
                           you can choose to view details of your partitions.
                        </p>
                          
                     </td>
                  </tr>
               </table>
            </div>
            
              
            <p><a name="formatPartitions-pa5"></a>When you are confident about the selections, click on
               <span class="emphasis"><em>Next</em></span> to continue.
            </p>
            
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