If I were you, I'd partition the drive using a Linux bootdisk, make sure the main partition starts at a 4K boundary, then install Windows XP on it as-is. Start the main partition at sector 1024 and give it a partition ID of 7. When the partition table is written, reboot, and boot the Windows CD.
- Alex -- It is referred to as the Fibonacci meal. Today's dinner is the sum of yesterday's leftovers and the day before's leftovers. On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 1:02 PM, Scott Matthews <[email protected]> wrote: > > Sorry i am a bit fuzzy on this as its been a while since i installed it > but > > overall i remember thinking it would of been better to get a XP > compatible > > Hitachi drive instead. > > Thanks -- yeah, one of the drives I've been looking at is the Hitachi > Deskstar 5k3000 -- but from what I can tell, it seems people prefer > the Western Digital Caviar Green or the Samsung EcoGreen, but both of > those use 4k sectors, so I've been having a bit of trouble figuring > this one out. > _______________________________________________ > Thinkpad mailing list > [email protected] > http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad > _______________________________________________ Thinkpad mailing list [email protected] http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad
