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PartitionstylereferstothemethodthatWindowsXPProfessionalandWindowsServer2003operatingsystemsusetoorganizepartitionsonthedisk.Allx86-basedandx64-basedcomputersusethepartitionstyleknownasmasterbootrecord(MBR).MBRcontainsapartitiontablethatdescribeswherethepartitionsarelocatedonthedisk.BecauseMBRistheonlypartitionstyleavailableonx86-basedcomputerswithoutWindowsServer2003withServicePack1(SP1),youdonotneedtochoosethisstyle.Itisusedautomatically.
Itanium-basedcomputers,x86-basedcomputersrunningWindowsServer2003withServicePack1(SP1),andx64-basedcomputerscanuseeithertheMBRpartitionstyleortheGUIDpartitiontable(GPT)partitionstyle.TherearesomedifferencesbetweenMBRandGPTpartitionstyles,butmostdisk-relatedtasksremainthesame.BasicdisksanddynamicdisksworkthesamewayasinWindows2000,andthesestoragetypesareavailableondisksthatuseeitherpartitionstyle.Formoreinformationaboutbasicdisksandvolumes,seeBasicdisksandvolumes.Formoreinformationaboutdynamicdisksandvolumes,seeDynamicdisksandvolumes.FormoreinformationaboutGPTdisks,seeGUIDpartitiontable.
Inordertostart,x86-basedandx64-basedcomputersmusthaveanMBRdiskwithanactivepartition.YoucanalsoinstallGPTdisksonx86-basedcomputerswithWindowsServer2003withServicePack1(SP1),andonx64-basedcomputers,butyoucannotstartanoperatingsystemfromthem.Itanium-basedcomputersrequireaGPTdiskthatcontainsanExtensibleFirmwareInterface(EFI)systempartitionandthefilesnecessarytostartthecomputer.YoucanalsoinstallMBRdisksonItanium-basedsystems,butyoucannotstartanoperatingsystemfromthem.FormoreinformationaboutEFIandEFISystempartitions,seeExtensibleFirmwareInterface.