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Article #787Re: partitioning using partitionmagic
From: valner
Date: Sat, 29 May 1999 00:00
Date: Sat, 29 May 1999 00:00
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If you want to return to the initial point... use the safe disc created by the
PM.. this will restablish your old sectors on the disc after you reboot it.
Valner
David Reid wrote:
> I'm trying to set up a dual boot (w98/Linux) system. I'm using
> Partition Magic 4 on Windows 98 to try to set up a partition for Linux. I
> resized the Windows 98 partition to leave space to install Linux. After
> selecting the size of the partition, the program reboots to dos. Here, it
> gives me the message "Bios check OK". It then clears the screen except for a
> cursor at the bottom which flashes across the screen and continues to do this.
> During this time, I can tell by listening to the computer that the hard drive
> is inactive. How do I fix this?
>
> Thanks,
>
> David Reid
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