Windows nPartition Guide v5.5

Modifying nPartitions includes the following tasks:
• Assign (add) or unassign (remove) cells from an nPartition:
— In the Partition Manager Hardware tab, select the desired nPartition and cell and then
select nPartition > Assign cell(s) / Cell > Assign cell(s) or nPartition > Unassign
cell(s) / Cell > Unassign cell(s).
— Alternatively, use the parmodify -p# -a#... command to add a cell or the
parmodify -p# -d#... command to remove a cell from the specified nPartition
(-p#, where # is the partition number).
• Remove (delete) an nPartition:
— Shut down all open applications on the target nPartition. Shut down Windows on the
target nPartition. In the Partition Manager Hardware tab, select the desired nPartition
and then select nPartition > Delete nPartition.
— Alternatively, use the parremove -p# command to remove a specified nPartition (-p#,
where # is the partition number).
• Renaming an nPartition:
— In the Partition Manager Hardware tab, select the desired nPartition and then select
nPartition > Modify nPartition. In the General tab, enter a new name in the nPartition
Name text box and click OK.
— Alternatively, use the parmodify -p# -P name command to set the name for a
specified nPartition (-p#, where # is the partition number).
• Setting cell attributes:
— In the Partition Manager Hardware tab, select the nPartition that the target cell belongs
to. Select nPartition > Modify nPartition. Click the Set Cell Options tab, change the
Use On Next Boot attribute as desired, and click OK.
— Alternatively, use the parmodify -p# -m#... command to modify cell attributes
for a specified nPartition (-p#, where # is the partition number), or use the EFI Shell
cellconfig command to set use-on-next-boot values.
• Setting core cell choices:
— In the Partition Manager Hardware tab, select the nPartition that the target cell belongs
to. Select nPartition > Modify nPartition. Click the Set Cell Options tab, change the
Core Cell Choice attribute as desired, and click OK.
— Alternatively, use the parmodify -p# -r# -r#... command to specify up to four
core cell choices in priority order for a specified nPartition (-p#, where # is the partition
number), or use the EFI Shell rootcell command to set core cell choices.
• Setting cell local memory (vs. interleaved memory) values:
— In the Partition Manager Hardware tab, select the nPartition that the target cell belongs
to. Then select nP artition > Modify nPartition. Click the Configure Memory tab, change
the Requested CLM attribute as desired (either as a fraction of total available memory,
or as a fixed amount), and click OK.
— Alternatively, use the parmodify -p# -m#::::%command (-p#, where # is the
partition number, and -m#, where # is the cell number and % is the desired cell local
memory value, expressed as a percentage).
• Setting nPartition boot paths:
— You must use the EFI Shell bcfg command to configure boot paths.
Booting and resetting nPartitions
This section lists the main nPartition boot commands and tasks.
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