The way to allocate partitions and drives is as follows:

Close all programs.

Control Panel | AdministrativeTools, click on Computer Management and double click on Disk Management

To create a Partition

Right Click on the Unallocated space against a Disk, choose New Partition and follow the Wizard.

Note: When it asks you to select Primary or Extended partition, it is generally better for drives that are not the main bootable drive, to be Extended. One Primary is required to boot the system. Other than that, it is fine to make all other partitions Extended. Following this rule will prevent your drive letters from changing if you add more drives later.

Note: When it asks you for the Partition size, if you want to use all of it, this will be the default.

After the Wizard is finished, the partition will change from Unallocated to Free Space.

To create a New Logical Drive

Right Click on the Free Space, choose “New Logical Drive”

Note: When it asks you to Assign Drive Letter or Path, it will default to the next spare Drive letter. That is fine, if you are happy with that.

Follow the Wizard, including the Format Partition step, using the default settings, except if you want to give the new Volume a name, type it in the Volume Label box at the Format Partition stage of the Wizard. When finished, you will have a new Drive letter to access the Free Space.