I have a PIII with no OS, (with ATA33 controllers I believe), two empty HD,
(10 gig ... probably ATA33, 40 gig ATA100) and need to install Windows 98
SE, RH 5.1 and Mandrake 8.1 (Please don't ask why ...that's what I HAVE to
install).

I have been having fits trying to get the different factors to work
together. Partitioning software (Dos fdisk, cfdisk, diskdrake, fips.exe),
ATA 100, LBA, fat16, fat32, linux native, /mbr, /root, first 1024 cylinders
etc.  aaaahhhhhh!

Is there any way to do this relatively simply?  (I am linux challenged!)

Will the use of boot floppies avoid having to get a /boot partition into the
first 1024 cylinders?


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