Format Additional Drive Partitions

Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

You must format additional drive partitions on the domain controller before you can use them to store software and user data.

To format drive partitions

  1. Click Start, point to Programs, point to Administrative Tools, and click Computer Management.

  2. Expand Storage, and click Disk Management.

  3. In the right pane, right-click the volume (D:), and click Format.

  4. Type a volume label that reflects the contents of this partition (such as Apps). Accept the other formatting defaults (NTFS, default allocation unit size), and click OK.

  5. When formatting is complete, close the Computer Management snap-in.