I forgot to add the following information from fips run on windows :- (Maybe , I now have to try to partition D: instead of E:)
Partition table: | | Start | | End | Start |Number of| Part.|bootable|Head Cyl. Sector|System|Head Cyl. Sector| Sector |Sectors | MB -----+--------+----------------+------+----------------+--------+---------+---- 1 | yes | 1 0 1| 0Bh| 254 256 63| 63| 4128642|2015 2 | no | 0 257 1| 0Fh| 254 1023 63| 4128705| 12370050|6040 3 | no | 0 0 0| 00h| 0 0 0| 0| 0| 0 4 | no | 0 0 0| 00h| 0 0 0| 0| 0| 0 I get the following error message for partition2 :- Which Partition do you want to split (1/2)? 2 Error: Unknown file system: 0Fh Bye! and the following for partition1 :- Sectors per cluster: 8 Reserved sectors: 32 Number of FATs: 2 Number of rootdirectory entries: 0 Number of sectors (short): 0 Media descriptor byte: F8h Sectors per FAT: 4028 Sectors per track: 63 Drive heads: 255 Hidden sectors: 63 Number of sectors (long): 4128642 Physical drive number: 80h Signature: 29h Checking boot sector ... OK Checking FAT ... OK Searching for free space ... OK Regards , (This is not generated by fips) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Shyam Error: Last cylinder is not free Bye!