Finding Your Hard Drive Capacity
find your hard drive capacity and the amount of unused space on it is a simple task:
Step1:Double-click the My Computer icon on your Windows desktop. The Windows Explorer appears, displaying icons for each storage device in your system. Your first hard drive is normally drive C, and additional hard drives, if any, might have icons as well.
Step2:Right-click the icon for the hard drive where you plan to install Fedora Core 4. In the context menu that appears, choose the Properties option.
Step3:A pie chart appears, showing the capacity of the hard drive in question along with the relative amounts of used and available storage space. Make a note of the amount of free space shown in the chart.
If you do not have an existing installation of Windows, you might also be able to obtain information about your hard drive capacity by watching your BIOS display. Many newer systems display either hard drive capacity or hard drive make and model information as the computer starts. Armed with make and model details, you can visit a hard drive manufacturer on the Web or contact it by telephone to find capacity information.
If you are unable to find any hard drive capacity information using these methods, you might be able to find it later in this chapter in the section on using FIPS, a tool for resizing Windows partitions to make room for Linux.
find your hard drive capacity and the amount of unused space on it is a simple task:
Step1:Double-click the My Computer icon on your Windows desktop. The Windows Explorer appears, displaying icons for each storage device in your system. Your first hard drive is normally drive C, and additional hard drives, if any, might have icons as well.
Step2:Right-click the icon for the hard drive where you plan to install Fedora Core 4. In the context menu that appears, choose the Properties option.
Step3:A pie chart appears, showing the capacity of the hard drive in question along with the relative amounts of used and available storage space. Make a note of the amount of free space shown in the chart.
If you do not have an existing installation of Windows, you might also be able to obtain information about your hard drive capacity by watching your BIOS display. Many newer systems display either hard drive capacity or hard drive make and model information as the computer starts. Armed with make and model details, you can visit a hard drive manufacturer on the Web or contact it by telephone to find capacity information.
If you are unable to find any hard drive capacity information using these methods, you might be able to find it later in this chapter in the section on using FIPS, a tool for resizing Windows partitions to make room for Linux.
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