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I haven't used fdisk to set up a new disk for about 10 years although it probably runs behing a GUi such as.... GParted is ok if the disk flags are clean. And I have just used the Disk Manager in Linux Mint, it's so simple to use and is not as flaky as GParted. You can run the live version off a usb or cd On Tue, 2010-04-27 at 15:04 +0100, John Williams wrote: > I've just ordered up a couple of new HD's. One is a second 1.5TB HDD > which isn't really any hassle. The other though is a super duper SSD, an > Intel X25-M (or something like that) > > I've been doing some reading up in readiness and just wanted a couple > things clearing up. > > I have looked around for info and seen that I should align the > partitions before formatting it, using this page as a basis : > http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com/showthread.php?t=333059 > > I'm unsure if this step though: > # fdisk -H 224 -S 56 /dev/sdx > > and is cfdisk mentioned as an alternative easier to use than fdisk for > someone unfamiliar with either? > > Do they open interactively to configure the partitions I want ? > > Forgive me but despite the few years using linux as my sole desktop I > haven't used fdisk to partition with, we are mere acquaintances who > occasionally "fdisk -l" ;) > > I am equally unwilling to run that command right now, the day before the > new drives arrive to test anything that might send my data to digital > heaven ;) > > -- > John Williams > My linux blog of notes and guides > http://subbass.blogspot.com/ > > Regards Kevin Lucas Minions Post Master(Sub) Po House, Minions, Liskeard Cornwall PL14 5LE 01579363386 -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html