[ltp] How Important is the Windows Partition?

[Keith Frechette]

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Tony writes:

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I've been using my 390E for about two months now.  I haven't booted the
Windows partition since day 2.

I'd like to reclaim that partition for something useful.  Would that be
a mistake?  Is there anything there that I need?  Any files that I
should archive before blowing them away?
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Although I don't recall much about the ThinkPad 390E's hibernation 
capabilities with respect to Linux, generally hibernation is done via a 
hibernation file in a FAT partition. So, if you use hibernation, you'll 
likely need to keep a FAT partition around, though not necessarily all the 
contents of the Window preload.

-- Keith

Keith Frechette
IBM Linux Technology Center, Development and Support for ThinkPad Notebook 
Computers
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
kfrechet@us.ibm.com / 919-779-1252 / TieLine: 223-8449

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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Tony writes:</font>
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<br><font size=2><tt>&gt;&gt;</tt></font>
<br><font size=2><tt>I've been using my 390E for about two months now. &nbsp;I haven't booted the<br>
Windows partition since day 2.<br>
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<br><font size=2><tt>I'd like to reclaim that partition for something useful. &nbsp;Would that be<br>
a mistake? &nbsp;Is there anything there that I need? &nbsp;Any files that I<br>
should archive before blowing them away?<br>
&lt;&lt;</tt></font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Although I don't recall much about the ThinkPad 390E's hibernation capabilities with respect to Linux, generally hibernation is done via a hibernation file in a FAT partition. So, if you use hibernation, you'll likely need to keep a FAT partition around, though not necessarily all the contents of the Window preload.</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">-- Keith<br>
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Keith Frechette<br>
IBM Linux Technology Center, Development and Support for ThinkPad Notebook Computers<br>
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina<br>
kfrechet@us.ibm.com / 919-779-1252 / TieLine: 223-8449<br>
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