Symantec 10024709 User Manual

Symantec

Chapter

10

Managing partitions using
GDisk

This chapter includes the following topics:

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Introducing GDisk

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Overview of main command-line switches

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Creating a partition

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Reinitializing the Master Boot Record

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Showing information about disks

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Performing multiple GDisk operations using batch mode

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FAT16 partitions in Windows NT

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Deleting and wiping your disk

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Activating or deactivating a partition

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Hiding or unhiding a partition

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Modifying the Windows NT/2000/XP boot menu

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Support for Large Hard Disks