[ltp] Second Hidden Partition

James Mckenzie linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Mon, 18 Oct 2004 17:09:39 +0000 (GMT)


David:

If it is type 1c it is your restore partition.  You can delete it, but you will need a set of recovery CDs to restore the initial OS install.  You might be able to move it to another partition, but I'm not all that familar with the process.

James McKenzie

 > Hey,
 > 
 > I recently bought a used IBM ThinkPad R31 (I don't have a whole lot of
 > money).  I wish to install Gentoo Linux on the ThinkPad.  I am
 > wondering, if I remove the second hidden fat32 partition, called
 > /dev/hda2 will that do anything bad to the BIOS?
 > 
 > David Payne
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