HP Z220, Z420, Z620, and Z820 Workstations Microsoft® Windows® XP Installation Reference Guide

12. The next interactive display shows the existing hard disks and partitions that are available in the computer. If there are multiple

partitions or multiple hard disks they are identified in the interactive display. Any unpartitioned space on the disk will need to be

partitioned and formatted before it can be used. The interactive display example below shows a 120 GB hard disk that is not

partitioned. To use all of the existing unpartitioned space, press the Enter key on the keyboard and continue at Step 13 of these

procedures. In order to partition the disk for use press the C key on the keyboard and proceed to Step 14.

13. The interactive display might show that the new partition was created, using all of the available disk space, and is ready to be

formatted. To format the partition, select Format the partition using the NTFS file system and press the Enter key on the

keyboard, and proceed to Step 17.

NOTE: On some installations, the screen might show options for formatting the partition using the FAT file system. For the

Evaluated Configuration, the FAT file system must not be used. In addition, the Quick format option does not check the hard disk for

errors and should not be used when preparing the system for the Evaluated Configuration.