Partitioning for Windows XP Professional

The following CCM Pre-OS Agents are compatible with the Windows XP Professional operating system.

CCM Pre-OS Agent

Max. System Partition Size

Max. Data Partition Size

File System

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 XP Professional 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 XP 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 XP setup to GUI mode

System Partition Enlarge

Maximum Size

No second partition allowed on System Disk

Restrictions