Chapter 2. Disks and Partitions

Structure of a Hard Disk
Sectors
Partitions
Defining the Structure of Your Disk
Conventions for Naming Disks and Partitions

Abstract

This chapter contains information for those who simply wish to know more about the technical details underlying their system. It will give a complete description of the PC partitioning scheme. Hence it will be most useful if you plan to manually configure your hard drive's partitions. Since the installer can partition your hard disk automatically, it is not critical to understand everything if you perform a standard installation. However if you plan on modifying the partition scheme, the information in this chapter will be important.