>>>>> "Lauren" == Lauren Weinstein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Lauren> I might add that adding in that partition might not be easy.
Lauren> Obvious questions such as:
Lauren> -- Does phdisk create the partition or just format it?
It just formats it.
Lauren> -- Where does the partition need to be in relation to
Lauren> other partitions (Win98 boot, Linux, Linux swap, etc.)
Lauren> on the disk?
iirc, phdisk has a switch that tells you how large a partition you
need. It's got to be a primary partition. It must be as large as
your RAM, and then a little extra room for whatever other data the
BIOS needs to store there.
Lauren> -- Could partition magic be used to make room for this partition
Lauren> (given an answer to the second question above) and then phdisk
used?
Yes, I think that would work fine.
Lauren> Seems like a number of possibilities for messing things up pretty
Lauren> seriously if this sort of thing isn't known in advance...
Just have to make sure it's a large enough partition. I'm fairly
certain the BIOS will use the partion in preference to a file, if the
partition is present. It works for sure with a Phoenix BIOS. Is
that what your laptop has? You might try the web page of the BIOS
company.
