During the installation of Windows 7, you have the chance to designate the initial configuration for your disks. After Windows 7 is installed, you can use many of the Windows 7's utilities and features to change these configurations and perform disk management tasks.

For file system configuration, you can use NTFS or FAT32. You can also change FAT32 partitions to NTFS after the initial configuration.

• A file system allows the operating system to store and organize files on a hard disk.
• Windows 7 supports the following five file systems:
• File Allocation Table (FAT)
• New Technology File System (NTFS)
• Universal Disk Format
• CDFS File System
• Extended File Allocation Table