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The previous chapter looked at the two different disk partition styles (MBR and GPT) supported by Windows Server 2008 R2, and then covered the steps necessary to perform a disk initialization. Once a disk is initialized, the next step is to create the partitions or volumes on the disk and then format them with the appropriate file system type (FAT, FAT32 or NTFS).
In this chapter we will cover the steps required to create partitions and assign drive letters and mount points on a basic disk initialized with the MBR partition style. The next chapter will then cover Extending and Shrinking Windows Server 2008 R2 Partitions and Volumes. For details on performing these tasks on a GPT basic disk read Chapter 10 - [[Creating and Managing GPT Disk Partitions on Windows Server 2008 R2 Basic Disks]].
== Creating Partitions on an MBR Basic Disk ==
