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TABLE 20. Bootable Partitions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operation

Boots from

Supported

Boot Code

Space

 

 

System

Primary or Logical

Partition Types

Boundary

Required

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DOS 6.22

Primary

FAT

2 GB

8 MB

 

 

and earlier

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Windows 95

Primary

FAT or FAT32**

8 GB

90 MB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Windows 98

Primary

FAT or FAT32

8 GB

175 MB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Windows NT

Primary*

FAT or NTFS

2 GB

117 MB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Linux

Either

Linux Ext2

8 GB

250 MB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OS/2

Either

FAT or HPFS

4 GB

110 MB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*Windows NT must boot from a primary partition on the first drive. However, only a few NT files must reside on that partition; the remaining files can reside on a logical partition, which can be located on the first or a subsequent drive. The NT boot partition can be shared with another operation system. Additionally, NT must be installed on a FAT partition. During the installation, you can convert the partition to NTFS.

WARNING:

When you create, move, or resize a bootable partition, the partition must

 

begin below the boot code boundary specified in Table 20 in order for the

 

Operating System to boot. With the exception of DOS 6.22 (or earlier) and

 

OS/2, partitions beyond 8 GB are visible to the current Operating System.

 

For more information, see “Understanding the BIOS 1,024 Cylinder Limit”

 

and “Understanding the 64K Boot Code Boundary” under Basic Concepts in

 

Help.

 

PartitionMagic displays a warning if you attempt to create, move, or resize a

 

bootable partition outside of the boot code boundary. If you continue with the

 

operation, you may not be able to boot or to see the partition. In either case, you

 

can resolve the problem by moving the partition back within the boot code

 

boundary. In most cases this is not a problem. Always create an image before

 

changing your configuration.

To Create a Partition

To create a partition:

 

1. From the Disk drop-down list (located on the toolbar), select the disk where

 

you wish to create the new partition.

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