Checklist: Add a New Disk
Applies To: Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista
| Task | Reference |
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Review key concepts. |
Overview of Disk Management; https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=64098 |
Confirm that you are a member of the Backup Operators group or the Administrators group. |
Search Help and Support for "standard account" and "administrator account". For information about groups, see https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=64099. |
Add the new disk. |
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Create partitions or volumes. |
https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=64106; https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=64107 |
Format volumes on the disk. |
https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=64101; |