Re: [expert] Partitioning Rules - ?

[Anton Graham]

Submitted 30-Jul-00 by Sevatio Octavio:
> Where could I find some answers on the limits of partitioning your HD?  
> i.e. Number of primary & logical partitions allowed.

The answer is actually quite simple.  You may have up to four primary
partitions, one of which may be an extended partition.  An extended
partition table is designed exactly like your primary partition table,
complete with the four partition limit.  Fortunately, most OS's (including
Linux) get around this by daisy-chaining the partitions.  This still has a
practical limit imposed by the drive technology involved.  For example, (E)IDE
drives are limited to a total of 64 partitions.  As I recall, the number is
somewhat smaller for SCSI devices.

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