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vcocco wrote in a message to Mike Bilow: v> I understand that Linux's root partition has to boot from v> under the 1024 cylinder limit. Knowing this, it seems as v> though I'll have to repartition my harddrive. Does v> DOS/Windows have to boot under the 1024 limit also, or can v> I put all of my DOS stuff on the other half of my IDE v> drive, i.e. on the second 500 mg partition if my drive is v> split in two? All operating systems use the BIOS to get themselves loaded initially. If your BIOS supports LBA access to the drive, then there may not be a limitation involving the 1024-cylinder boundary for operating systems other than DOS. However, DOS definitely cannot boot from a partition of which any part is above the 1024-cylinder boundary. -- Mike
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