Is there a way to maximize the partition of Windows NT to the maximum capacity of the HDD? My system has a 30GB HDD but when i install Windows NT it only occupy 8GB which is insufficient on what i need because i will setup NT as the primary domain for our accounting system. Could someone give me a procedure on how to do this? Thank in advance! PAUL John Paul Pigao Manila, Philippines

Two ways: 1) Install the drive (as a slave) in another NT PC; format the drive as ntfs; return the drive to its own PC; install NT as per norm, and apply updated atapi.sys from SP4 or later during early part of setup. Install the full SP afterwards. 2) Create a smallish fat16 partition on the drive; make it around 200Meg. Install NT there - with updated atapi.sys - basic installation only - no apps etc. Then use Disk Admin tools to to configure/format the balance of the drive - as a single ntfs partition. Then run NT setup (again) and install NT to the ntfs partition. Apply atapi.sys etc. as above. You will now have a dual-boot NT/NT. The ntfs version will be as "near as dammit" the full range of the drive. You can delete or retain the fat16 minimal version - your choice. Personally I'd retain it... allows data recovery options in event of crash of main (ntfs) installation... I would tend to avoid running a single (all-in-one) partition system; wiser/safer to have OS/apps/utils etc. in one partition, and data etc. in another...?

to exceed 7.8gig for system/boot partition in NT risks a non booting system. Problem is a bios/ntfs bug in NT. If boot files like ntldr or ntdetect get moved beyond the 1024 cylinder mark like with a defrag the system won't boot.