To clear the Master Boot Record, select Yes
beside the option on the top of the page. You can choose to keep the
existing partitions, remove all the existing partitions, or remove all
the existing Linux partitions by selecting
None, All, or
Linux, respectively, next to Remove
Partitions.
You can initialize the disk label to the
default for the architecture of the system (msdos for
x86 and gpt for Itanium). Choose
Yes if you are installing on a brand new hard drive.
To create a partition, click the Add
button. The Partition Options window shown in
the section called Creating Partitions will appear. Choose mount point,
filesystem type, and partition size for the new partition. Optionally,
you can also choose from the following:
Additional Size Options — Choose to
make the partition a fixed size, up to a chosen size, or fill the
remaining space on the hard drive.
Force the partition to be created as a primary partition.
Create the partition on a specific hard drive.
Use an existing partition.
Format the partition as the chosen filesystem type.
To edit an existing partition, select the partition from the list and
click the Edit button. The same
Partitions Options window that appears when you
add a partition appears, except it contains the values for the
selected partition. Modify the partition options and click
OK.
To delete an existing partition, select the partition from the list
and click the Delete button.
