From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from smtp-stjh-01-01.rogers.nf.net ([192.75.13.141]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.32 #1 (Debian)) id 15yTXV-0001Qh-00 for ; Tue, 30 Oct 2001 02:42:25 -0500 Received: from drl.roadrunner.nf.net (wiley-1-319074.roadrunner.nf.net [205.251.217.120]) by smtp-stjh-01-01.rogers.nf.net (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id f9U7gPF28173 for ; Tue, 30 Oct 2001 04:12:25 -0330 (NST) Message-Id: <5.1.0.14.0.20011030040045.02e51a60@pop-server.roadrunner.nf.net> X-Sender: rab615@pop-server.roadrunner.nf.net X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.1 Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2001 04:12:25 -03-30 To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca From: Doug Lawlor Subject: Setting up a duel boot system? Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed 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: 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? Thanks in advance, Doug