jmaccraw, Thank you for the suggested partition sizes and the install map. I would like to follow your suggested locations, but I do not know how to modify or interrupt the canned install routine at this time. I read the need to re-create a custom install CD.
ATM the above is academic. Something very serious is hiding in this PC that now may need professional ($$$) intervention or diagnosis. The machine does POST, sees both CD and HD by m/n, starts the XP install routine from CD and gets as far as completing the driver reads/loads at "Setup is starting Windows". The process stops here without any other visible status other than the HD LED blinking each ~4 seconds. I have fed NO added driver at F6. No change. I have fed the ICH10R RAID driver at F6. No change. I have fed the JMicron RAID driver at F6. No change. I have fed both JMicron and ICH10R drivers at F6. Nochange. Thank you, Duncan -------------- Original message from maccrawj <[email protected]>: -------------- > Drive "C:" 8GB core XP "\Windows" > Drive "D:" remaining GB for "\Program Files", "\Documents and Settings", > "\Temp" > Of course it's a customize XP install. No point in further breaking up the > drive > when > < 1TB other than defrag takes less time on smaller drives. YMMV. > > No matter what I'd say C: is primary partition, anything else should be in an > extended partition. Secondary HDD's should be entirely extended partition. > > [email protected] wrote: > > I do not have my "XP-4-Noobz" books yet ............. :) > > Checking my old W2Kpro books for ideas. > > > Seeking advice on how to partition a new 160GB drive for XPpro. I am > > > going to suppose that XP install/format will leave me with ~148GB of > > > formatted space > (ntfs). This should net 4x ~37GB partitions. > > I expect that the first/initial partition is Primary/Active/Boot (~37GB). > > > > For the remaining 111GB? > > > > Can imagine single "Extended" partition w/3 logical drives (d:, e:, f: ) > > ... > > or > > maybe, 3 "Extended" partitions (d:, e:, f:, ) ... > > > > trying to do this correct to start off! For a change...... :) > > > > Sorry, still new to XP and pata/sata drives. > > Best, > > Duncan > >
