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原文如下:

Hard Drive and Partitioning Basics
What is a partition?
A partition is a basic container for data on your hard drive. Although most hard drives have only one partition, System Commander 2000 allows you to divide up a hard drive into several distinct partitions. Each partition occupies a physically separate area of the hard drive and functions almost as if it were an independent hard drive. Because of this, a partition can be given its own name, or label, can contain its own operating system and file system, or can simply operate as an additional area for better organization of your files. In Windows and Dos, partition are usually assigned drive letters such as C:, D:, E:, etc.
Types of Partitions -Partition Terminology
Primary partitions
A hard drive can be divided up into a maximum of four primary partitions. The first partition on a hard drive is numbered Partition 0; subsequent primary partitions are Partition 1, 2, and 3.
Extended and Logical Partitions
In order to provide more than four partitions, a primary partition can be designated as an extended partition. An extended partition can be subdivided into several more sections known as logical partitions.
Bootable Partitions
Some partitions can be made bootable, which means that an operating system can be started up from within that partition. A bootable partition is also known as an active partition. A non-bootable partition cannot initialize an operating system. The ability for a partition to be bootable is controlled by the operating system. For example, DOS, Windows 95, and Windows 98 allow only primary partitions to be bootable and will not allow a logical partition to be bootable. By contrast, other operating systems including OS/2 and Linux can be installed to allow a logical partition to bootable. In order to start up, every PC must contain at least one bootable partition. Using Windows 95/98 or DOS, this partition is normally the first active primary partition (Partition 0) of the first hard drive in the computer (Drive 0), and is by default assigned the drive letter C:. To run more than one operating system on your PC ，you will typically want to configure a separate bootable partition for each OS. Partitioning and booting characteristics of several operating systems are discussed more fully in Appendix C: Additional considerations.


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硬盘和分区基本知识:
什么叫分区?
分区是你硬盘上的一个基本的存储的空间,虽然大多数硬盘只有一个分区,但是系统管理工具(这个不太清楚,有点像2000)允许你将一个硬盘分为多个[屏蔽]的分区,每个分区占用一段[屏蔽]的硬盘扇区,并且在功能上可以看作一个[屏蔽]的硬盘,所以,每个分区可以[屏蔽]命名或更改卷标.并且这个分区里面可以含有自己[屏蔽]的操作系统和文件系统.也可以简单地作为你管理文件的附加区域.在WINDOWS和Dos里面,分区一般被标记为:C: D: E:等盘符
分区类型--------分区相关术语
一个硬盘可最大被分为4个主分区,硬盘第一个分区分区号为0,以后的主分区被称为:1,2,3
扩展分区和逻辑分区:
为了获得更多的分区,一个主分区可以被制定作为扩展分区,一个扩展分区可以再分为更多的逻辑分区.
引导区:
有些分区可以作为引导区,引导区是被操作系统用来在启动时读取的,引导区也可以被称为活动分区.非引导区不能用来安装操作系统.一个分区要想成为引导区是由操作系统控制的.比如说DOS,WINDOWS95,WINDOWS98只允许主分区作为引导区,并禁止任何逻辑分区作为引导区,与之不同的,一些操作系统包括OS/2,Linux可以允许逻辑分区作为引导区,为了启动,任何电脑必须包含至少一个引导区.
使用WINDOWS 95 98 或者DOS,引导区一般是你主硬盘上的第一个活动主分区(0号分区).并且被默认为其卷标为 C盘.
如果你要想在你电脑上运行更多的操作系统,你必须为每个操作系统配置一个引导区.一些操作系统的分区和写入特性将在附录C里面更加详细的讲解:附加考虑

瓜老鼠,你是不是用了金山快译了,好难受


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