Date: Fri, 3 May 2002 23:24:26 -0400
From: "Gennadiy Tsygan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: overlay programs [LIB]
>
> >> I'm asking if there's a way to deliberately prevent Win'95/98 seeing
the
> >> partitions, but which would not prevent Win'2K seeing the whole drive
> >> (I'm thinking it ought to be automatic, whichever OS you choose to
boot,
> >> gets to see what is appropriate).
> >
> > I'm guessing here - but as you have to partition the disc anyway, to
allow
> > space for the hibernation, why not format the first 8G as fat32 and the
> > second 12G as HPFS (or whatever the NT file format is)?
> >
> > If you have a boot loader, W98 will never see the later partitions,
while
> > W2k will see both.
>
> Neil, I like it! :-)
>
> > I think!
>
> Gennadiy?????
>
I had drive partitioned this way when I had dual boot configuration. I
always try to avoid extra level of software, so I don't use overlay. I
guess, we all agree that the first 8GB should be FAT32, then there should a
space for emergency BIOS hibernation. Second partition can be FAT32 or NTFS,
depending on the personal preferences. No matter what you pick, it will not
make a difference worth discussion. In either case any data for which quick
recovery is needed should be on the first partition.
I took it one step further. I formatted the hibernation space, assigned
a drive letter to it and used it for the page file and temp files. BIOS
hibernation is rare occurrence. If it will happen, I am only risking an
additional reboot, to allow Windows to rebuild the page file.
Suring the course of this discussion, I understood why BIOS hibernation
killed WinXP installed on the second partition. I thought that hibernation
data is written in the end of the first partition. In fact, BIOS reduces
maximum size of the first partition and uses space after it, still within
8.4GB, for hibernation. Thus, if the second partition starts immediately
after the first one, it gets damaged if hibernation will happen. The most
aggressive way to partition HD will be:
<---As much as BIOS allows( a little less then)8.4GB-----><---64MB
empty--><---Rest of the drive---->
I played safe, and left 150MB for the hibernation. I put the page file
there, so it is not really a wasted space.
<---As much as BIOS allows - 75MB-----><---150MB empty--><---Rest of the
drive---->
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