While we're on the subject. I have a 40 GB and a 120 GB hard drive that lock up my bios when I have it try to auto set their config Linux uses them no problem even when the bios is set that no drives are on those channels (is that the proper term?) I would really like to replace my 10 windoze boot primary with the 40GB in a dual boot config, but like I said, the bios just locks up when it tries to communicate with this device I've tried partitioning the first partition as 8GB but still does not work I also tried looking for a bios upgrade but it doesn't look like there is one for this cheap piece of crap mobo Any tips other than mobo replacement? Jesse Keating (jkeating@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) wrote: > >On Friday 31 October 2003 10:24, RedHat wrote: >> 1 0.031 6400.898 primary ntfs >> 4 6400.898 12982.214 primary reiserfs >> boot <=== Free space 12982.215 to 18002.526 >> 2 18002.527 26003.649 primary >> ext3 <==/ >> 3 26003.650 26999.868 primary linux-swap >> >> (parted) mkpartfs primary ext3 12982.215 18002.526 >> Error: Can't create any more partitions. >> >> *Maybe somebody can help. >> Thanks* >> * > >x86 disks can't have more than 4 primary partitions. In order to have >more partitions you have to make one of your primary partitions an >extended partition. The extended partition can hold within it multiple >logical partitions. Since you're at 4 primary partitions, you are >unable to make any more. Change one to an extended partition (that >takes up the rest of the disk) and create the rest of your needed >partition as logical partitions. > >Was I helpful? Let others know: > http://svcs.affero.net/rm.php?r=jkeating -- Shrike-list mailing list Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list
