Re: [newbie] Mandrake install on an unformatted disk

[Larry Marshall]

> If I start the mandrake 7.1 install on a system with one ATA66 10.2Gb 
> Unformatted HD, will it format the disk when I get to diskdrake?

Personally I don't trust diskdrake but yes, it should partition and format
your drive.  It's said, however, that you need an existing partition table
before Mandrake install will work.  I can't say whether that's true or
not.

cheers --- Larry