a disc managment tool?

Dead Dog · 26 Jun 2007 at 20:17

I'm after a hd utility i can use before i load windows to format and create partitions.
i used to use acronis OS selector that had a hd utility but this doesn't work now it always has but now i have a sata2 hdd and it doesn't seem to work maybe a dodgey floppy but i cant find the cd thaqt had it on to try another.

win xp btw.
conroe, p5n-e sli, samsung spinpoint 500gig sataII

Trippynet · 27 Jun 2007 at 11:01

GParted is one of the better ones. Create a bootable CD with it and you can play around with partitions to your heart's content. And it's free!

Borden · 27 Jun 2007 at 20:45

Norton Partition Magic is a good one, i use it all the time and never had a problem.

GParted is also good. I found it very easy to use when installing linux. However, i tried using the live cd version of it and couldn't get it to work :confused:

If you can get it working though then i would use that over anything else.

jbloggs · 27 Jun 2007 at 20:57

You could also use, Partition Logic or Ranish Partition Manager in the Partition/HDD Backup/Management section.

Also some of the bootCDs in the General Utilities And Other Applications have partitioning utilities on them, ie. Hiren's etc.