Definitions for "FDISK"
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Configures a hard disk for use with MS-DOS.
A DOS utility used to configure and partition hard drives and prepare them for DOS use.
A Microsoft utility that is used to create, delete and modify disk partitions.
The name of the disk partitioning program under several different operating systems (OS) to create the master boot record and all allocate partitions for the OS's use.
Formats hard DISKs. More possibilities than listed here./mbr fills the first 446 bytes of the Master Boot Record (the first 512 bytes) with zeros./status display status, i.e. partition info. ignores eXtended disk-access support.
The disk-partitioning program used in DOS and several other operating systems to create the master boot record and allocate partitions for the operating system's use.
A program found in all Aptiva software loads that allows modification of the partitions and/or logical drives on the hard drive. It can Display, Delete and Create partitions and logical drives, defining them for DOS, OS/2 or Windows, depending on which version of FDISK is used and how it is used. Type FDISK and hit Enter to start the program. This is a DESTRUCTIVE command and incorrect use will result in data loss
fdisk is a utility program that is used to create, delete or modify partitions on a disk drive.
Partition table manipulator for Linux, see the section called "Partition layout and types".
FDISK is a utility, included in all versions of MSDOS 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.
A software utility used to partition a hard drive. This utility is included with DOS and Windows 95 operating systems.
Partition table manipulator for Linux, see Section 3.1.2.2.
The program Microsoft operating systems MS-DOS and non-NT versions of Windows use to create partitions on hard drives. Technically, the program is called...
Fdisk is an MS-DOS-based tool that is used for partitioning a hard disk.
The DOS partitioning utility that comes with Windows 98SE/ME. This can be used to partition a NetDisk in FAT32.
very basic partition manager
Many partition table manipulators are known as fdisk. Before hard disks can be used, they must be divided into one or more logical disks called partitions. This division is described in the partition table found in sector 0 of the disk.