Two Methods for Partitioning Windows Server 2008

Unlike partitioning Windows 2000/2003, which can only be resized by the third party partition software, Windows Server 2008 users have two choices to partition their hard disk: one is to partition your hard disk by the Disk Management built in Windows server 2008; the other is to turn to the third party partition software, say EASEUS Partition Master Server Edition, released on Nov, 28th, 2008 with the new feature of Partition/Disk Copy and supporting Window Server 2008.

Partition Windows Server 2008 is much easier for the Windows Server 2008 users. For as the most recent release of Microsoft Windows' Server line of operating systems, Windows Server 2008 has been the first Windows Server Operating System that has the Disk Management which enables you to extend, shirk, format, create, and delete your partitions, etc.

To partition your Windows Server 2008 with its built in Disk Management, You should log as an Administrator; go to Server Manager, and find the Administrative Tools folder or on the My Computer context menu; select Computer Management; scroll down till you get to the Storage section, and in it go to the Disk Management console. Right-click the disk, then you can perform operations on your Windows Server 2008 partitions like extending, or shirking a partition, etc.

However, the Disk Management built in Windows Server 2008 has its function limitations in partitioning. It can not perform some advanced partition operations on your Windows Server 2008 such as move a partition or copy your partition/disk. Besides, there is not any indication of schedule while resizing which seems like a system halt. The third party partition software - EASEUS Partition Master Server Edition can make up for the insufficiency.

It enables Windows Server users to reconfigure, deploy, manage and copy your hard disk. Optimize your growing storage needs by resizing partitions without data loss, copying disk/partition to protect your data, creating bootable CD/DVD when your system fail to boot, and other complex operations.

As a Windows Server 2008 user, if you want to protect your data or upgrade your old hard disk to a new one, Partition/Disk Copy - the new feature of EASEUS Partition Master Sever Edition will be especially useful.

For better data security, our free backup software - EASEUS Todo Backup will help you a lot. It provides easy-to-use interface to backup and restore your system, disk and partition in a few minutes.

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