When you go to install Linux, it will ask you which drive and you will have the opportunity to set up the required swap file as well as the Linux file system. The installer routine will format everything as you request. I will leave it to others to tell you WHICH specification to use for determining how to format your old drive - don't want you mad at me!
I installed MDK 9.1 on my desktop and my new laptop without a hitch - well without any serious hitches. It is so much easier than the earlier releases! LeRoy > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hello, > > This is my first post to this list (I've been lurking for a few > days...it sure is a busy list! :-)). > > After trying to figure out if my assorted bits of hardware can be > expected to "play nicely" with a fresh Linux distribution > installation, I've decided that the only thing to do is to take the leap > and see what happens! :-) I've just ordered the "Mandrake 9.2 > PowerPack", and anxiously await its arrival! > > This is a new computer, with *mostly* new hardware inside (there is, > from my old computer, a spare 20 GB hard drive and an older model > GeForce2 MX-400 graphics card with 64 MB video RAM), and there are a few > external hardware bits from my old system as well (a four year old > Lexmark 3200 printer, and relatively new Creative I-Trigue 3500 > speakers). I'm also currently using a Linksys external cable modem that > some have told me might be a problem with Mandrake, so I'm > looking into a "proper" ethernet card. > > Anyway, here's my plan... > > I have two hard drives in this machine: > > "C:\" is an 80 GB drive with WinXP installed > "D:\" is a 20 GB drive, onto which I intend to install Mandrake 9.2 > > As I mentioned, the 20 GB drive is from my old computer (other than > size, it's got the same specs as my new 80 GB drive (Seagate 7200 RPM > ATA-100). > > Here's my essential question of the moment... > > I'm finished copying over all the files I want to save from the old > drive to the new one, and I'm ready to clear the old drive in > preparation for my Mandrake installation. I've been told that the > Windows method of "formatting" the drive will not be the thing to do > here. So...how do I "clear" this old drive to get it ready for a clean > installation of Mandrake? > > I'm sure that once I've installed Mandrake, I'll have at least 5000 more > questions for this already busy list! :-) > > Thanks! > > - -- > Melissa > > PGP public keys: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]&Body=Please%20send%20keys > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > iD8DBQE/r/zHjVbXUvsE8ukRApssAKCHnQ8DftTdntHRLOHpyAvCYWndIwCgytmm > CIB7nrnoZsASIpVLFEtt5qc= > =OuZ+ > -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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