Partitioning for Windows 2000 Professional

The following CCM Pre-OS Agent packages are compatible with the Windows 2000 Professional operating system.

CCM Pre-OS Agent

Max. System Partition Size

Max. Data Partition Size

File System

CCM Pre-OS Agent V5.3 (MSDOS 6.2)

For example: rdb6201e.053

Less than or equal to 2047 MB

Less than or equal to 4090 MB

FAT16

CCM Pre-OS Agent V5.3 (MSDOS 7.1)

For example: rdb7101e.053

Less than or equal to 4090 MB

Less than or equal to 4090 MB

FAT16

CCM Pre-OS Agent V5.3 (MSDOS 8.0)

For example: rdb8001e.053

Less than or equal to 4090 MB

Less than or equal to 4090 MB

FAT16

CCM Pre-OS Agent V5.3 (MSDOS 7.1)

For example: rdb7101e.053

Unlimited

Unlimited

FAT32

CCM Pre-OS Agent V5.3 (MSDOS 8.0)

For example: rdb8001e.053

Unlimited

Unlimited

FAT32

Conversion to NTFS from FAT16 or FAT32

After the Windows 2000 operating system is installed, you can use the FAT/FAT32 to NTFS conversion package, wntcvo3e.010, to make the conversion from FAT16 or FAT32 to NTFS.  

Or, when installing the Windows 2000 Professional operating system package, you can configure the following parameters to automatically convert the FAT16 or FAT32 partition to NTFS.

Parameter

Value

Comment

File System of System Drive

NTFS

NTFS conversion occurs during the Windows 2000 setup to GUI mode

System Partition Enlarge

Maximum Size

No second partition allowed on System Disk

Restrictions