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  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>.</p><p><a id="doPartitionDisks-pa2"><!----></a>The options available from
  the list below will vary depending on your particular hard drive(s) layout
  and content.</p><div class="mediaobject" align="center"><img src="images/dx2-doPartitionDisks.png" align="middle"/></div><p><a id="doPartitionDisks-pa3"><!----></a></p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc"><li class="listitem"><p><a id="doPartitionDisks-pa4"><!----></a>Use Existing
        Partitions</p><p><a id="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 id="doPartitionDisks-pa6"><!----></a>Use Free Space</p><p><a id="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><li class="listitem"><p><a id="doPartitionDisks-pa8"><!----></a>Use Free Space on a
        Windows Partition</p><p><a id="doPartitionDisks-pa9"><!----></a>If you have unused
        space on an existing Windows partition, the installer may offer to use
        it.</p><p><a id="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!</p><p><a id="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></li></ul></div><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc"><li class="listitem"><p><a id="doPartitionDisks-pa12"><!----></a>Erase and use Entire
        Disk.</p><p><a id="doPartitionDisks-pa13"><!----></a>This option will use
        the complete drive for Mageia.</p><p><a id="doPartitionDisks-pa14"><!----></a>Note! This will
        erase ALL data on the selected hard drive. Take care!</p><p><a id="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.</p></li></ul></div><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc"><li class="listitem"><p><a id="doPartitionDisks-pa16"><!----></a>Custom</p><p><a id="doPartitionDisks-pa17"><!----></a>This gives you
        complete control over the placing of the installation on your hard
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