|
|
 |
Overclock.net - Overclocking.net > Components > Hard Drives & Storage | |
Why only 4 partitions
|
||
 |
|
|
LinkBack | Thread Tools |
06-29-08
|
#1 (permalink) | |||||||||||||
|
Overclocker
|
Why only 4 partitions
Why is it, that on a conventional single drive, you can only have 4 partitions?
|
|||||||||||||
|
|
|
06-29-08
|
#2 (permalink) | ||||||||||||
|
Loading Please Wait...
 
|
You can only have 4 primary partitions. Logical or extended partitions can be more. It is just a limitation of current PC architecture.
__________________
| PC Audio Setup: JRiver Media Center ASIO(FLAC) > E-MU 0404 USB > LD MKIII > Grado SR225 / HD555 Fold for 37726 Folding Team "Just Be Cause" Honorary Member
|
||||||||||||
|
|
|
06-29-08
|
#3 (permalink) | ||||||||||||
|
New to Overclock.net
|
Because the partition table in the MBR can only hold 4 entries. It's an artifact of the original design. If you need more partitions, create 1-3 primary and 1 extended partition. In the extended partition, you can create as many logical drives as needed. Here are some links explaining the issue further:
__________________http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partiti...artition_types http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_Boot_Record http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_boot_record
|
||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
| Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | |
| Thread Tools | |
|
|
AUSSIE OCN CLUB
