Maintenance and Service
11.3 Partitioning data media
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11.3.2 Setting up the partitions under Windows XP Professional
You need to set up the partitions on the CompactFlash card after installing a new drive, to
repair corrupt partitions or to change the partitioning.
Partitioning the hard disk
The factory state of the hard disk with Windows XP Professional includes the following
partitions:
Partition Name Size File system
1. Partition SYSTEM 25 GB NTFS (not compressed)
2. Partition DATA Remainder NTFS (not compressed)
Partitioning the SSD drive
The following partitions are configured in the factory state of the SSD drive with Windows XP
Professional:
Partition Name Size File system
1. Partition SYSTEM 15 GB NTFS (not compressed)
2. Partition DATA Remainder NTFS (not compressed)
To restore the original partition to its factory state, we recommend the software tool SIMATIC
PC/PG Image Creator. Detailed information about using this tool is available in the
manufacturer documentation.