SYSTEMS, SOFTWARE AND METHODS FOR ALLOCATING ADDITIONAL MASS STORAGE MEDIA SPACE

摘要

Computer systems, software and methods that permit reservation and allocation of additional space on a hard disk drive for use by an end user. The user-accessible area of the hard disk drive is enlarged by determining if the boot engineering extension record is present (22). If the boot engineering extension record is present, the amount of free media space is determined (24). If media space is available, an unused portion of the host protected area is converted to be user-accessible (26).