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Re: Windows98 only sees 11GB from 20GB hard disk

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From: Ruud Peek
Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2000 00:00
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  ja zi is het
Bart Vandewoestyne heeft geschreven in bericht
<38F39373.2A0C8775@skynet.be>...
>I want to make a dual boot system Debian/GNU Linux <-> Windows98 2nd
>edition, therefore I have made the following partition table (output of
>'fdisk'):
>
>1 Non-DOS 2000 10%
>2 Non-DOS   235 1%
>3 A PRI DOS 17297 FAT 32 89%
>
>
>I'm having the following problem:
>
>I manage to install windows on the 3rd partion, but when I check with
>the explorer, the C: drive is only 11 GB instead of the 17GB i have
>reserved for the windows98 partition.
>
>I remember that during the installation, i had to confirm something like
>'support for big hard disks' and i answered 'yes' to that question...
>
>Can anybody point me out what my problem is?  It's a new computer, so i
>guess there's nothing wrong with the hard disk...
>
>Greetzzz
>MC303
>
>
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From: "Ruud Peek" <r.peek@info.opleiders.nl>
Subject: Re: Windows98 only sees 11GB from 20GB hard disk
Date: 2000/04/19
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