[ltp] Re: resizing hard disk on ThinkPad T40?

[Patrick Blomquist]

Hi, 

I normaly use partion magic for partitioning my hard disks. I think thats a 
safe way to handel. 

Maybe Mandrake dont resize sufficiently because you are about to cross 
cylinder 1024. Thats just a thought... 

Patrick 


Annika Wille writes: 

> Hello, 
> 
> I am new as a Linux user. 
> 
> I tried to install Mandrake Linux 9.2 on my ThinkPad T40. It has a 40GB
> NTFS hard drive. First I checked the hard disk, then I ran defrag. But
> even though, that I have 14GB free space on my drive, I cannot resize it
> sufficiently enough within the Mandrake installation process. The reason
> might be that IBM put the Windows recovering system on a part of the
> disk. 
> 
> So, my questions are:
> - Can I resize my hard disk more, without loosing my Windows?
> - If yes, how? 
> 
> I appreciate any help and advice!
> Thank you very much!
> Annika 
> 
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