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	YoLinux.com Manpage: fdisk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		fdisk (in the first form of invocation) is a menu driven program for creation and manipulation of partition tables.
		The bottom line is that if you use cfdisk or fdisk to change the size of a DOS partition table entry, then you must also use dd to zero the first 512 bytes of that par- tition before using DOS FORMAT to format the partition.
		For example, if you were using cfdisk to make a DOS parti- tion table entry for /dev/hda1, then (after exiting fdisk or cfdisk and rebooting Linux so that the partition table information is valid) you would use the command "dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hda1 bs=512 count=1" to zero the first 512 bytes of the partition.
	node1.yo-linux.com /cgi-bin/man2html?cgi_command=fdisk (1402 words)

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		FDISK will only report the difference between the total capacity of the disc drive being partitioned and the limitation.
		Since FDISK will report an error when attempting to create a partition in megabytes larger than the reported capacity of the drive, care must be taken when building the initial partition.
		When creating partitions, FDISK allows the desired partition size to be entered in as either megabytes or as a percentage of the total available capacity of the disc drive.
	www.seagate.com /support/kb/disc/partition_fdisk.html (495 words)

	O'Brien PC -- -
		FDISK is a menu driven utility used to configure and/or display information about the partitions on a hard disk.
		FDISK is the MS-DOS utility used to create an MBR by defining the size and nature of a hard drive's partitions.
		FDISK is not a particularly powerful utility in that the range of options offered is limited and there is not much scope for innovation.
	www.obrienpc.net /dos/u-fdisk.html (893 words)

	Microsoft fdisk command page
		Fdisk is one of the more commonly used MS-DOS commands, even today with Windows 95 and Windows 98.
		Fdisk allows the user to delete and/or create partitions on the hard disk drive.
		Will not get the prompt for FAT32 support, in addition allows FDISK to be forced into using FAT32 on drives smaller than 540MB (by default FDISK will not use FAT32 on any drive smaller than 540MB).
	www.computerhope.com /fdiskhlp.htm (572 words)

	fdisk
		However, if the disk has to be shared with other operating systems, it is often a good idea to let an fdisk from another operating system make at least one partition.
		The bottom line is that if you use fdisk to change the size of a DOS partition table entry, then you must also use dd to zero the first 512 bytes of that partition before using DOS FORMAT to format the parti- tion.
		For example, if you were using disk to make a DOS partition ta- ble entry for /dev/hda1, then (after exiting fdisk and rebooting Linux so that the partition table information is valid) you would use the command "dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hda1 bs=512 count=1" to zero the first 512 bytes of the partition.
	linuxcommand.org /man_pages/fdisk8.html (1372 words)

	RADIFIED FDISK Guide: Doc's Hard Drive Partitioning Tutorial
		This FDISK guide comes to you compliments of "the Doc": a friend who lives in Germany.
		FDISK is a utility used to partition Fixed DISK drives.
		Just because FDISK has no pretty GUI doesn't mean we can't use a graphical representation of hard drive partitions to help us understand how they work.
	fdisk.radified.com (749 words)

	Fdisk Instructions
		FDisk is probably the original Hard Drive partitioning utility, I believe it has been around as long as PC Hard Drive's have.
		Early versions of FDisk only had support for FAT16 partitions which were limited to 2GB in size and generally did not support physical drives larger than 8GB.
		So if Fdisk reports your drive at 95.4% of the advertised size, don't let this concern you since this is normal and expected.
	www.compu-docs.com /Fdisk.htm (1281 words)

	Why does FDISK not recognize the full capacity of disc drives over 68 GB? - Seagate Technology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The version of FDISK that is included with Windows 95/98, has some limitations when partitioning disc drives with capacities greater than 68.7 Gbytes.
		Using FDISK to partition a Seagate 80 Gbyte disc drive will result in the total capacity being reported as 10.7 Gbytes instead of the true capacity.
		Although FDISK does not report the capacity of the drive correctly, partitioning the drive to full capacity using FDISK is still possible.
	www.seagate.com /support/kb/disc/faq/fdisk_80g_10g.html (484 words)

	How to FDISK a Hard Drive
		FDISK also prompts you to specify a volume label for the partition.
		FDISK repeatedly prompts you to confirm your actions before it deletes the partition, including a requirement that you enter the volume name of the partition to be deleted.
		FDISK is a program that many people look upon with fear and trepidation because of the catastrophic damage that can result from accidental or improper use.
	personal.picusnet.com /jtmurphy/fdisk.htm (1487 words)

	FreeBSD/FDisk geometry problems - SOLVED!
		Furthermore, I believe that the reason FDisk rejects the manually entered CHS of 19618/16/255 is because either (1) it tries to enforce those bad assumptions about heads and sectors, or (2) it gets confused by the rounding error.
		In other words, in the case of rounding error, FDisk may be taking the manually-entered values, multiplying them together, and seeing that it doesn't exactly match (or come close enough to, in its humble but flawed opinion) the total sector count for the drive.
		The way Fdisk's geometry validation ought to work is like this: - Divide the total sector count of the drive by (H*S), where H and S are the user-supplied values.
	lists.freebsd.org /pipermail/freebsd-bugs/2004-January/005069.html (790 words)

	DOS HowTo #11
		During partitioning, FDISK assigns drive letters to the primary partitions of all the physical drives before assigning drive letters to any of the logical drives.
		FDISK will assign a letter to each of the established drives, beginning with C, the drive reserved for the operating system.
		FDISK should ask you to provide the volume name of the partition; provide the correct name, respond Y or y to the final warning (Do you wish to continue (Y/N)) and FDISK will delete the partition and all it contains.
	members.aol.com /breakup/howto/dos/html/fdisk.htm (1212 words)

	View topic - Using Fdisk command :: WebProWorld
		In fdisk, you have to delete the extended/logical dos partitions first, then the primary.
		Fdisk will not erase your drives clean it will make them look clean(set new partitions) to all applications and new system will be installed over the garbage left on the drive.
		In general it is a good idea to use fdisk for erasing all partitions and creating new ones.
	www.webproworld.com /viewtopic.php?t=28975 (809 words)

	FDISK
		It's quite silly that FDISK doesn't do this automatically when you create the boot primary partition (since there can only be one enabled primary DOS partition anyway), but in fact you must do this manually in many cases.
		Since FDISK alters critical disk structures at a very low level, running it while files are open and other applications are using the disk is asking for trouble.
		FDISK will not allow you to select or change cluster sizes, resize partitions, move partitions, etc.
	www.pcguide.com /ref/hdd/file/progFDISK-c.html (1029 words)

	Define FDISK - a Whatis.com definition
		FDISK is a utility, included in all versions of MS-DOS and Windows, for formatting (preparing) a hard disk drive to hold data and to logically partition the disk, specifying and naming major portions of it for different uses.
		FDISK is used to prepare and partition a brand new hard drive, and typically most personal computers today arrive with the drive already partitioned and loaded with the operating system and perhaps other software.
		In addition to setting up a new hard disk drive, FDISK is used for repartitioning the hard drive when you want to change something.
	searchsmb.techtarget.com /sDefinition/0,,sid44_gci213802,00.html (774 words)

	man: fdisk
		The DOS fdisk program can be used to divide space on the disk into parti- tions and set one active.
		The -i flag is used to indicate that the partition data is to be initial- ized.
		In this mode, fdisk will completely overwrite the primary MBR and partition table, either using the default MBR template, or the one speci- fied by the -f flag.
	www.hmug.org /man/8/fdisk.php (1389 words)

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		FDISK is a special-purpose program written to create and delete partitions on a hard drive.
		FDISK will now be working on the second hard drive we have installed in our system.
		This time, we’ll let FDISK use all the remaining space on the drive which should be 50%.
	www.bootdisk.com /txtfiles/hdd.txt (5662 words)

	LinuxQuestions.org Man Pages Online
		fdisk -v DESCRIPTION Hard disks can be divided into one or more logical disks called parti- tions.
		This division is described in the partition table found in sec- tor 0 of the disk.
		The bottom line is that if you use cfdisk or fdisk to change the size of a DOS partition table entry, then you must also use dd to zero the first 512 bytes of that partition before using DOS FORMAT to format the partition.
	man.linuxquestions.org /index.php?query=fdisk§ion=0&type=2 (1474 words)

	fdisk(8): Partition table manipulator for - Linux man page
		The DOS 6.x FORMAT command looks for some information in the first sector of the data area of the partition, and treats this information as more reliable than the information in the partition table.
		The bottom line is that if you use fdisk to change the size of a DOS partition table entry, then you must also use dd to zero the first 512 bytes of that partition before using DOS FORMAT to format the partition.
		For example, if you were using disk to make a DOS partition table entry for /dev/hda1, then (after exiting fdisk and rebooting Linux so that the partition table information is valid) you would use the command "dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hda1 bs=512 count=1" to zero the first 512 bytes of the partition.
	www.die.net /doc/linux/man/man8/fdisk.8.html (1337 words)

	fdisk
		There may be reasons of security, ease of administration and backup, or testing, to use more than the minimum number of parti tions.
		However, if the disk has to be shared with other operating systems, it is often a good idea to let an fdisk from another operat ing system make at least one partition.
		The bottom line is that if you use cfdisk or fdisk to change the size of a DOS partition table entry, then you
	www.ss64.com /bash/fdisk.html (1340 words)

	An illustrated Guide to the File System
		FDISK can divide the hard disk in up to four partitions.
		When FDISK has partitioned the hard disk, the file system must be able to recognize this partitioning.
		It is written once by FDISK during the process of partitioning the drive, but after that it should be left unchanged.
	www.karbosguide.com /hardware/module6a6.htm (1491 words)

	MobileDyne: fdisk Partitions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Each of the four fdisk partitions is defined by the same woefully inadequate data structure.
		The individual bits of the Cylinder, Head, and Sector variables in the fdisk data structure have been re-jiggered beyond their natural limits, and yet it is still not enough to describe a big disk.
		Most fdisk programs allow at most one partition of the four in the MBR p-table to be Extended on a particular disk.
	www.mobiledyne.com /pub/pcfdisk.html (1244 words)

	fdisk(1M)
		In either case, when the initial table is created, fdisk also writes out the first-stage bootstrap code (see sd01(7)) along with the partition table.
		Also note that there was a previous version of the fdisk command, intended for use with the UNIX System bkrs (backup/restore) utility.
		As noted in the section describing fdisk's menu options, you need to use the overwrite option when installing UNIX on a disk that has had OS/2 installed on it.
	uw713doc.sco.com /en/man/html.1M/fdisk.1M.html (1249 words)

	FDISK.COM fdisk info
		Free(DOS) Fdisk which is now ready for prime time and supports many features not even in the standard DOS version.
		I was able to force fdisk to create a logical partition from the command line, Then I was able to delete the logical, extended, then finally the primary partition.
		Fdisk would see the primary and extended but would not let me delete the extended as it believed they was a logical partition which I could not see.
	www.fdisk.com /fdisk (2289 words)

	Microsuck Forums - FDisk - Total Format? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		February 1st, 2005 04:55 PM no, all fdisk and format does is write free space to your hdd, making it super easy to recover any shit you have on there.
		no, all fdisk and format does is write free space to your hdd, making it super easy to recover any shit you have on there.
		You can always go back into fdisk and reset the partitions back the way they were and the data is still there.
	www.fuckmicrosoft.com /forums/printthread.php?t=8821 (1362 words)

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