Selecting the Mount Points

You now need to decide where you want to install the Mandrakelinux operating system on your hard drive. If your hard drive is empty or if an existing operating system is using all the available space you will have to partition the drive. Basically, partitioning a hard drive means to logically divide it to create the space needed to install your new Mandrakelinux system.

Because the process of partitioning a hard drive is usually irreversible and can lead to data losses, partitioning can be intimidating and stressful for the inexperienced user. Fortunately, DrakX includes a wizard which simplifies this process. Before continuing with this step, read through the rest of this section and above all, take your time.

Depending on the configuration of your hard drive, several options are available: