This screen lets you view what’s used and how your computer hard drive is set up.

Option Yes

If you see invalid information such as !, *, &, % as the volume label, the partition, or the status, your computer may have a virus.

The above picture displays Extended DOS partitions information. However, if only have a Primary DOS partition, your screen would only display the partition information and only allow you to Esc out of the screen.

Current fixed disk drive:  1

Partition Status Type Volume Label Mbytes System Usage C: 1 A PRI DOS WIN95 2047 FAT16 68% 2 WIN95 2047 FAT16 68% EXT DOS 969 32%

Total disk space is 3016Mbytes (1 Mbyte = 1048576 bytes)

The Extended DOS Partition contains Logical DOS Drives. Do you want to display the logical drive information (Y/N) . . . . . . ? [ Y ]

Press Esc to return to FDISK Options

  • See our fdisk command page for further information and related links on this command.