Chapter 3

Managing Disks

MICROSOFT EXAM OBJECTIVE COVERED IN THIS CHAPTER:

• Manage disks.
  • This objective may include but is not limited to: managing disk volumes; managing file system fragmentation; RAID; removable device policies.

As you've probably noticed, only one objective for the Microsoft Windows 7 (70-680) exam is covered in this chapter, but this is a very important topic. Not only is managing disks important for the exam, but properly configuring your hard disks is a task that every IT professional should know how to accomplish, because an improperly configured hard disk can cause many issues for an IT team.

When you install Windows 7, you designate the initial configuration for your disks. Through Windows 7's utilities and features, you can change that configuration and perform disk-management tasks.