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authorKamil Rytarowski <kamil@mageia.org>2012-04-25 08:25:05 +0000
committerKamil Rytarowski <kamil@mageia.org>2012-04-25 08:25:05 +0000
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<p><a name="doPartitionDisks-pa1"></a>In this screen you can see
the content of your hard drive(s) and see the solutions the DrakX
- partitioning wizard found for where to install
+ partitioning wizard found for where to install
<span class="application">Mageia</span>.
</p>
- <p>The options available from the list below will vary
+ <p><a name="doPartitionDisks-pa2"></a>The options available from the list below will vary
depending on your particular hard drive(s) layout and content.
</p>
- <p></p>
+ <p><a name="doPartitionDisks-pa3"></a></p>
<div class="itemizedlist">
<ul class="itemizedlist">
<li class="listitem">
- <p>Use Existing Partitions</p>
+ <p><a name="doPartitionDisks-pa4"></a>Use Existing Partitions
+ </p>
- <p>If this option is available, then existing Linux compatible
+ <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>
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</li>
<li class="listitem">
- <p>Use Free Space</p>
+ <p><a name="doPartitionDisks-pa6"></a>Use Free Space
+ </p>
- <p>If you have unused space on your hard drive then this option
+ <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>
<li class="listitem">
- <p>Use Free Space on a Windows Partition</p>
+ <p><a name="doPartitionDisks-pa8"></a>Use Free Space on a Windows Partition
+ </p>
- <p>If you have unused space on an existing Windows partition, the
+ <p><a name="doPartitionDisks-pa9"></a>If you have unused space on an existing Windows partition, the
installer may offer to use it.
</p>
- <p>This can be a useful way of making room for your new Mageia
- installation.
+ <p><a name="doPartitionDisks-pa10"></a>This can be a useful way of making room for your new Mageia
+ installation, but is a risky operation and should be a last resort!
</p>
- <p>Note that this involves shrinking the size of the Windows
+ <p><a name="doPartitionDisks-pa11"></a>Note that this involves shrinking the size of the Windows
partition, which is not without some risk. The partition must be
- "clean" meaning that Windows must have closed down correctly the last
- time it was used.
+ "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. You should check this carefully before proceeding.
</p>
</li>
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<ul class="itemizedlist">
<li class="listitem">
- <p>Erase and use Entire Disk.</p>
+ <p><a name="doPartitionDisks-pa12"></a>Erase and use Entire Disk.
+ </p>
- <p>This option will use the complete drive for Mageia.</p>
+ <p><a name="doPartitionDisks-pa13"></a>This option will use the complete drive for Mageia.
+ </p>
- <p>Note! This will erase ALL data on the selected hard drive. Take
+ <p><a name="doPartitionDisks-pa14"></a>Note! This will erase ALL data on the selected hard drive. Take
care!
</p>
- <p>If you intend to use part of the disk for something else, or you
+ <p><a name="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>
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<ul class="itemizedlist">
<li class="listitem">
- <p>Custom</p>
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- <p>This gives you complete control over the placing of the
- installation on your hard drive(s). It allows for the use of a
- separate partition for the /home folder (which is recommended) and
- many more options. [saying that means that the other options don't
- allow a separate partition for /home]
+ <p><a name="doPartitionDisks-pa16"></a>Custom
</p>
- <p>For users new to Linux the /home folder is where all your
- personal files and settings are stored.
+ <p><a name="doPartitionDisks-pa17"></a>This gives you complete control over the placing of the
+ installation on your hard drive(s).
</p>
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</li>
</ul>