Can Windows 7 (the installer or the OS) create an extended hard drive partition in which to hold a number of logical drives?
I've installed a couple of new HDDs as RAID-0 on an Abit IP35 Pro and am trying to 'evaluate' Win7 after a few years using WinXP and many years in Win2k before that. When I originally moved to WinXP I was in a similar situation with new HDDs and I am pretty sure that I used the installer to create a Primary partition for the OS/Apps and take up the remaining disk space with an Extended partition containing a number of logical drives for the pagefile, games, music/movies and program installers. Six drives in all.
I know many will manage their system otherwise, but having become comfortable with this I would like to reproduce it on the new drives for Win7. However, as far as I can see, neither the installer or the built-in Disk Manager can handle extended partitions.
Could someone correct me if it is possible with the existing Win7 utilities or suggest a means to get it done?
Thanks and Merry Christmas!
I've installed a couple of new HDDs as RAID-0 on an Abit IP35 Pro and am trying to 'evaluate' Win7 after a few years using WinXP and many years in Win2k before that. When I originally moved to WinXP I was in a similar situation with new HDDs and I am pretty sure that I used the installer to create a Primary partition for the OS/Apps and take up the remaining disk space with an Extended partition containing a number of logical drives for the pagefile, games, music/movies and program installers. Six drives in all.
I know many will manage their system otherwise, but having become comfortable with this I would like to reproduce it on the new drives for Win7. However, as far as I can see, neither the installer or the built-in Disk Manager can handle extended partitions.
Could someone correct me if it is possible with the existing Win7 utilities or suggest a means to get it done?
Thanks and Merry Christmas!