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for the other operating systems when you create the RDM hidden partition.

Note: When you boot the system to the hidden partition, you cannot use other utilities (e.g., FDISK.EXE) to change the hidden partition settings.

Deleting the hidden partition

Important: You cannot recreate the RDM hidden partition once you delete it. Before proceeding, make sure that you will not need to create a hidden partition in the future.

Follow these steps to delete the hidden partition:

aInsert a bootable diskette into the floppy drive.

bEnter the BIOS Setup and set the Hidden Partition parameter in the RDM BIOS to Enabled.

cAfter the system boots from the floppy drive, use FDISK to delete the RDM hidden partition. Do not delete other partitions or change or reformat the active partition.

dExit FDISK and reboot the system.

eEnter the BIOS Setup and set the Hidden Partition parameter in the RDM BIOS to Disabled.

3Install an operating system.

RDM supports the following operating systems:

Novell NetWare

Microsoft Windows NT and Windows 2000

SCO OpenServer

SCO UnixWare

RedHat Linux

You can install any or all of the operating systems. For the installation instructions, refer to the documentation that came with the OS package.

4 Install the ASM Pro Server Agent.

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