Chapter 5: File Systems(2)

BIOS Settings in Virtualization Software

• Virtual hard drives in VMware show BIOS settings for SCSI controlled drives.

• Oracle VirtualBox and Microsoft Hyper-V provide BIOS access via menus in their interfaces.

• Each controller supports devices such as hard drives or CD ROM drives in VirtualBox.

Virtual Machine Configuration

• Example configuration includes:

  • Three physical hard drives.

  • One CD ROM drive on the same SATA controller.

Disk Management in Windows 10

• Disk management console displays how drives and partitions are organized.

• Windows 10 utilizes two storage types: Basic and Dynamic.

• Basic storage is commonly used with Windows.

Basic Disk Storage

• Basic disk allows allocation of primary partitions.

• Key points about primary partitions:

  • Typically contains operating systems like Windows 10.

  • Active primary partition contains files necessary to start the OS.

  • Limitations:

    • Up to four primary partitions per physical hard drive.

    • Only three primary partitions possible if using an extended partition.

    • Creation of extended partition is possible only after three primary partitions are created.