From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from tcsnpop1.tcsn.uswest.net ([207.108.112.1]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with smtp (Exim 3.32 #1 (Debian)) id 15yUPA-0002xY-00 for ; Tue, 30 Oct 2001 03:37:52 -0500 Received: (qmail 85386 invoked by uid 50); 30 Oct 2001 08:37:51 -0000 Received: (qmail 85326 invoked by uid 0); 30 Oct 2001 08:37:48 -0000 Received: from tcsndslgw4poolc88.tcsn.uswest.net (HELO lightstar) (65.100.97.88) by tcsnpop1.tcsn.uswest.net with SMTP; 30 Oct 2001 08:37:48 -0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" From: Jason To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: Setting up a duel boot system? Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2001 01:37:48 -0700 X-Mailer: KMail [version 1.2] References: <5.1.0.14.0.20011030040045.02e51a60@pop-server.roadrunner.nf.net> In-Reply-To: <5.1.0.14.0.20011030040045.02e51a60@pop-server.roadrunner.nf.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-Id: <01103001374800.04520@lightstar> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.6 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Enabling large disk support has no negative effect on your linux installation. When MS fdisk refers to other opertating systems they mean DOS, Win3.1, NT3.51 etc... > Hello list, Here is what I need to do. I have two drives here. One is a > 20Gb/7200rpm and the second is a 40GB/5400 RPM. I want to set up Linux and > Windows on the first drive and use my second for data storage. . When I > use the windows Fdisk command to create the Windows partition I get asked > If I want large disk support. Fdisk gives me a message stating something > to the effect If I enable this no other operating system will be able to > use the drive. I know that is not quite true but Fdisk also goes on to > tell me if I disable large disk support Windows will only support > partitions up to 2GB. Can I disable the large disk support and create a > partition that's larger than two GB?