How to to create the primary partion

All disk management functions can be performed using Disk Management MMC snap-in. Disk Management MMC snap-in is available as an extension to the Computer Management MMC snap-in. To open the Computer Management MMC snap-in, right click My Computer and select "Manage" from the context menu. Expand Storage node and select "Disk Management". If you want to open Disk Management MMC snap-in as standalone, type diskmgmt.msc inside the run dialog box and hit "Enter".

1) Right click the disk on which you want to create the primary partition, and select "New Partition" from the context menu.

2) Click "Next" in the "New Partition Wizard".

3) Select "Primary Partition" in the "Select Partition Type" screen and click "Next" to continue.

4) Enter the partition size in the "Specify Partition Size" Screen. We have selected 10GB out of 40GB total storage space. Click "Next" to continue.

5) Select the drive letter in the "Assign Drive Letter or Path" screen. Click "Next" to continue.

6) If you want to format the partition, you can do it in "Format Partition" screen. The options for formatting the partition are also available in this screen. Click "Next" to continue.

7) Click "Finish" in the "Completing the New Partition Wizard" to create the primary partition and start formatting it.

8) New Primary Partition is created and listed inside Disk Management MMC console.