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We use the Windows 2008 command-line utility diskpart.exe to extend the original 1021 MB
partition to the full size of the disk, as shown in Example 4-2.
Example 4-2 The diskpart utility extends the basic disk in a command window
CMicrosoft DiskPart version 6.0.6002
Copyright (C) 1999-2007 Microsoft Corporation.
On computer: TC-W2008
DISKPART> list volume
Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- --------
Volume 0 D DVD-ROM 0 B No Media
Volume 1 G DVD-ROM 0 B No Media
Volume 2 C System NTFS Partition 117 GB Healthy System
Volume 3 H TC-2008-1 NTFS Partition 20 GB Healthy
Volume 4 E TC-2008-2 NTFS Partition 25 GB Healthy
Volume 5 RAW Partition 136 GB Healthy
Volume 6 F SDD_TC-2008 NTFS Partition 15 GB Healthy
Volume 7 I SDD_TC-2008 NTFS Partition 15 GB Healthy
Volume 8 J Volume1 NTFS Partition 1021 MB Healthy
DISKPART>
DISKPART> select volume 8
Volume 8 is the selected volume.
DISKPART> extend
DiskPart successfully extended the volume.
DISKPART> list volume
Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- --------
Volume 0 D DVD-ROM 0 B No Media
Volume 1 G DVD-ROM 0 B No Media
Volume 2 C System NTFS Partition 117 GB Healthy System
Volume 3 H TC-2008-1 NTFS Partition 20 GB Healthy
Volume 4 E TC-2008-2 NTFS Partition 25 GB Healthy
Volume 5 RAW Partition 136 GB Healthy
Volume 6 F SDD_TC-2008 NTFS Partition 15 GB Healthy
Volume 7 I SDD_TC-2008 NTFS Partition 15 GB Healthy
* Volume 8 J Volume1 NTFS Partition 101 GB Healthy
DISKPART>exit