Operating Systems

Windows OS (Warning: My notes only)

Formatting a Drive

	Launch Disk Management Option #1: Control Panel, Administrative Tools, Computer Management, Storage, Disk Management Option #2: Right-click on My Computer, left-click on Manage, and then left-click on Disk Management.
	Locate the Drive. Note: Blue bar means there is a partition and black bar means NO partition. From here you can choose a file system (NTFS, FAT32, etc...) , allocation unit size, and volume label.

How to create a bootable CD-ROM

Converting a partition from FAT32 to NTFS

USB Drives

	As of 04/07 all the USB drives I have purchased have come formated with FAT32 and not NTFS. This means that there is a 4gig max per 1 file. Therefore, you will want to convert your FAT32 to NTFS.
	WD - www.westerndigital.com - support.wdc.com - 800-ASK.4WDC

Convert FAT32 to NFS

	Go to a DOS prompt (Start, Run, cmd.exe)
	vol <drive letter>: (Note: You will need to know the volume label. The example below has a volume label of "WD PASSPORT") Ex: C:>vol e: Volume in drive E is WD PASSPORT Volume Serial Number is 8DA6-5611
	c:\> convert <drive letter>: /FS:NTFS

Facts (Just my NOTES !!! - not the Gospel by any means and could be wrong.)

NTFS

Max Volume - 16TB (Terabytes)

Max size for 1 file - Not limited by a 4gig max per 1 file like FAT32

File Compression - YES

More stable, reliable, and more security options than FAT32

OSs

	Works with Win XP & 2000
	Some OSs will not run with NTFS - (ie: Windows NT, but also Linux and UNIX)
	Multiple booting partitions - NO

FAT32

	Max size for 1 file - 4 gig.
	Max partition size for a Drive: 32 Gig.
	File Compression - NO
	Multiple booting partitions - YES

FAT16 - Max Volume size is 2 Gig. Used for floppy disks.

Terminology

	FAT - File Allocation Tables
	NTFS - NT File System

List startup programs

	Start, Run, "msconfig", OK
	Select the "Startup" tab