On Nov 27, 2007 12:20 PM, Saifi Khan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, 19 Nov 2007, Koteshwerrao Vuppala wrote: > > > And how much space should I allocate for linux installation? > > > > For a 320 GB HDD, here is the suggested layout. > > hd(0,0) : primary : winxp : 100 GB > > hd(0,1) : primary : Linux boot partition : 1 GB > > hd(0,2) : primary : Linux root partition : 40 GB > > hd(0,3) extended > hd(0,4) : extended: Linux swap : 1 GB > hd(0,5) : extended partition : windows : 138 GB > hd(0,6) : extended partition : windows : 40 GB > > What does everybody think ? > > thanks > Saifi. > >
Hi Koteshwar, The above listed partitioning format is fine. I have a question for you. Do you have NForce drivers installed on your machine? I am asking you this because Nvidia's drivers allow for hot swapping or drive removal/intergration. Thanks, Narender Rao

