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→Creating Primary Partitions on a GPT Basic Disk
As described above, a GPT basic disk can accommodate a total of 128 partitions including special partitions such as MSR and ESP partitions.
New volumes are created using the Disk Management interface or the '''diskpart''' command line tool. Disk Management can be accessed either from the Server Manager or Computer Management tools. To launch the Server Manager open the Start menu and click on the Server Manager option, or click on the Server Manager icon in the task bar. Alternatively launch Computer Management from ''Start -> All Programs -> Administration Tools -> Computer Management'' or by running '''compmgmt.msc'''.
To begin the partitioning process right click on the ''Unallocated'' or ''Free Space'' area of the appropriate drive in the graphical section of Drive Management screen and select ''New Simple Volume...''. This will launch the ''New Simple Volume Wizard''. Click ''Next'' on the initial screen to proceed to the ''Specify Volume Size'' screen as illustrated below:
