Index: usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/auto
===================================================================
--- usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/auto
+++ usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/auto
@@ -49,6 +49,18 @@
 msg_no="NO"
 msg_restart="Restart"
 msg_yes="YES"
+msg_partitioning_zfs="Auto (ZFS)"
+msg_partitioning_zfs_desc="Guided Root-on-ZFS"
+msg_partitioning_zfs_help="ZFS is recommended if you have at least 4GB RAM"
+msg_partitioning_ufs="Auto (UFS)"
+msg_partitioning_ufs_desc="Guided Disk Setup"
+msg_partitioning_ufs_help="UFS is recommended if you have less than 4GB of RAM"
+msg_partitioning_manual="Manual"
+msg_partitioning_manual_desc="Manual Disk Setup (experts)"
+msg_partitioning_manual_help="Create customized partitions from menu options"
+msg_partitioning_shell="Shell"
+msg_partitioning_shell_desc="Open a shell and partition by hand"
+msg_partitioning_shell_help="Create customized partitions using command-line utilities"
 
 ############################################################ FUNCTIONS
 
@@ -281,23 +293,28 @@
 	esac
 fi
 
-PMODES="\
-\"Auto (UFS)\" \"Guided Disk Setup\" \
-Manual \"Manual Disk Setup (experts)\" \
-Shell \"Open a shell and partition by hand\""
+PMODES="
+	'$msg_partitioning_ufs' '$msg_partitioning_ufs_desc' '$msg_partitioning_ufs_help'
+	'$msg_partitioning_manual' '$msg_partitioning_manual_desc' '$msg_partitioning_manual_help'
+	'$msg_partitioning_shell' '$msg_partitioning_shell_desc' '$msg_partitioning_shell_help'
+" # END-QUOTE
 
 CURARCH=$( uname -m )
 case $CURARCH in
 	amd64|arm64|i386)	# Booting ZFS Supported
-		PMODES="\"Auto (ZFS)\" \"Guided Root-on-ZFS\" $PMODES"
+		PMODES="
+			'$msg_partitioning_zfs' '$msg_partitioning_zfs_desc' '$msg_partitioning_zfs_help'
+			$PMODES
+		" # END-QUOTE
 		;;
-	*)		# Booting ZFS Unspported
+	*)			# Booting ZFS Unsupported
 		;;
 esac
 
 exec 3>&1
 PARTMODE=`echo $PMODES | xargs dialog --backtitle "FreeBSD Installer" \
 	--title "Partitioning" \
+	--item-help \
 	--menu "How would you like to partition your disk?" \
 	0 0 0 2>&1 1>&3` || exit 1
 exec 3>&-