FORMATTING A PC / LAPTOP

Reformat
The process of erasing all information on the
drive by formatting the drive to prepare that
disk to be used for other data. Reformat is
commonly performed to correct a major data
corruption, check to see if the disk is bad, or
clean the disk drive.
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Format
The process of preparing a (new) device
either for installation of an operating system
or to prepare that disk to be used for other
data.

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 REFORMAT
How to erase my hard drive
and start over.

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The benefits of a format are numerous
including:
• Quicker start up time
• Efficient running
• Removal of known and unknown issues
• Guaranteed removal of malware and virus
infections
• Up to date software and drivers
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 Process
1. Backup your hard drive.
2. Insert the operating system disk drive. ...
3. Wait for the CD/Drive to load. ...
4. Wait for the installation to complete. ...
5. Restart your computer. ...
6. Installing a fresh system. ...
7. Wait for the reformat to complete.

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BACKUP
• A file backup occurs when you store copies of your
critical system and personal files on a hard drive or
auxiliary storage device, such as an external backup or
flash drive. Creating backups is a critical step in
computer maintenance to protect your data in the event
of system failure or file corruption.

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REQUIREMENTS
1. Flashdrive (8gb or higher)
2. RUFUS application
3. Softcopy Image of the Operating System

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IDENTIFY THE FOLLOWING LOGOS

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WINDOWS 10 11
WINDOWS 7
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WINDOWS 8
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LINUX
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ANDROID
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 In ICT a PARTITION is
A partition is a section of a storage device, such as
a hard disk drive or solid state drive.
It is treated by the operating system as a separate
logical volume, which makes it function similar to a
separate physical device.

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Partitioning – is
splitting a hard drive
into multiple drives

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 Benefits of partitioning
• Run more than one OS on your system.
• Separate valuable files to minimize corruption risk.
• Allocate specific system space, applications, and data
for specific uses.

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 32-BIT AND 64-BIT
OPERATING SYSTEMS
 32-BIT AND 64-BIT OPERATING SYSTEMS
A 32-bit system can access 232 different memory addresses,
i.e 4 GB of RAM or physical memory ideally, it can access more than 4 GB of RAM also.

A 64-bit system can access 264 different memory addresses,

i.e actually 18-Quintillion bytes of RAM. In short, any amount of memory greater than
4 GB can be easily handled by it.

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How to partition
a hard drive?

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3 Ways on how to partition
a hard drive

• 1. During installation of OS

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 1. Partitioning -
during installation of OS

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3 Ways on how to partition
a hard drive

1. During installation of OS
2. Using Disk Management

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 2. Partitioning -
using Disk Management

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3 Ways on how to partition
a hard drive

1. During installation of OS
2. Using Disk Management
3. Using DiskPart
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3. Partitioning -
using DiskPart

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ACTIVITY
SSD = 500gb
If 500gb is equivalent to
500000mb what is the storage
25% allocation size in mb for
40% Local Disk C
Local Disk D
Local Disk C: _______________
Local Disk E
Local Disk D: _______________
35%
Local Disk E: _______________

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 SSD = 500gb

ANSWER
Local Disk
E
25%
Local Disk
C
40%
Local Disk C: 200000mb
Local Disk D: 175000mb
Local Disk E: 125000mb
Local Disk
D
35%

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ACTIVITY
SSD = 1TB
What is the storage allocation size
in mb for
10%
Local Disk C
35%
25% Local Disk D Local Disk C: _______________
Local Disk E Local Disk D: _______________
Local Disk F Local Disk E: _______________
30% Local Disk F: _______________

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ACTIVITY
SSD = 2TB
What is the storage allocation size
in mb for
5%
Local Disk C
25%
40% Local Disk D Local Disk C: _______________
Local Disk E Local Disk D: _______________
Local Disk F Local Disk E: _______________
30%
Local Disk F: _______________

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