This tutorial shows how to mount a (system-) favorite volume on system boot.
To automount a volume on system boot your system partiton must be encrypted. I don’t wanna tell you how to do it.
In this case I want to protect the second volume (“Datenträger 1”) with TrueCrypt. This volume contains no data.
Ensure that the volume is an MBR volume (don’t use GPT). Using GPT TrueCrypt can’t recognize this volume an system boot and would not mount it.
Create a new partition on this volume. Ensure that you don’t assign a drive letter to the new partition:
Next step in volume creation wizard:
Now we have a new partition:
Open your TrueCrypt Software:
In the TrueCrypt menu select “Volumes”. The select “Create new volume”.
Then select “Encrypt a non-system partition/drive”:
Click “Next >”.
Select “Standard TrueCrypt volume”:
Click “Next >”.
In the next wizard page please click on “Select Device…”:
A new dialog appears. Here you have to select the first partition on Harddisk 1. Don’t select the whole harddisk!
Click “OK”.
Click “Next >”.
Select “Create encrypted volume and format it”. Thats the fastest way. In case you have data on it, you should use the second option.
Click “Next >”.
Click “Next >” twice.
Your password have to be the same like the system partition password!
Click “Next >”.
If you want to store files larger than 4 gigabyte in this volume select “Yes”:
Click “Next >”.
Move the mouse as randomly as possible in this window.
Click “Format”.
Wait until the volume is created:
To be continued…
