On Saturday 02 Nov 2002 9:17 am, you wrote: > Replies inline: > > OK, I’ve downloaded the ISO files from one of the mirrors of the Mandrake > > Linux site, and I checked the three files with the md5sum file and > > everything is OK. Then I burned the three files and restart my computer > > with the CD that has the first Mandrake Linux file and guess what?... My > > computer didn’t boot from the CD. I know that my computer can boot from a > > CD, but it doesn’t want to boot from a CD that has an ISO file. > >
> > The ISO file is not burned to a CD the same way you would a data or > music file. In your burning software, you will need to find the option > "burn from ISO" (or something similar) and then point the software to > each ISO file (one at a time). When burned as an ISO (file type set to > ISO 9660, if there are other choices), the first CD should boot. > If you use Nero I think it is called 'Burn an image' (which confused me, but it works) > > Well, that’s the first question, now the second one. > > > > I have a HD with the following partition: > > > > C:\ File System: FAT32 Size: 15.5 GB Free Space: > > 6.86 GB D:\ File System: NTFS Size: 40.2 GB > > Free Space: 19.8 GB > > > > OK, that is just one hard disk with two partitions :). I've read > > somewhere that I can't do a new partition in a NTFS file system because > > I'm going to loose all my information :( and I really don't want this to > > happen. > > > > So, can I do a partition JUST in the C:\ partition? I really don't > > understand how partitions work, but if I can do a new partition in the > > C:\ partition... Do I have enough space (Free Space: 6.68 GB) to do a > > partition for Mandrake? > > Partition Magic will resize an NTFS partition without losing data, > provided that you have defragmented the drive first and that the new > partition is put at the end of the drive, AFTER the resized NTFS > partition. A word of caution: The remaining NTFS partition must be > larger than the total amount of data stored on the original partition > plus 25%. To operate properly, an NTFS partition that also contains the > OS needs to have a minumum overhead of 25% to accommodate page-filing > (virtual memory/swap).(Example: if you have 20GB used on an NTFS > partition, then the resized partition must be a minimum of 25GB for the > OS to operate properly.) > > I used Partition Magic 7.x quite sucessfully when I set up an XP and > Mandrake dual boot machine. > I have read that there are problems with PM earlier than 7 for ntfs partitions. Anne
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