[ltp] linux on my T43p

[Pino Giaquinto]

I will to do the following steps:

1) disable "IBM Predesktop Area" (in the BIOS Security category) *
2) boot my T43p using linux DVD (Slackware 10.2 using 2.6.13 kernel)
3) save the MBR on my USB Pen Drive using:
     dd if=/dev/sda of=/usb_pen_drive_mount_dir/MBR.backup bs=1 count=512 **
4) delete /dev/sda1 (NTFS partition)
5) create 3 parititions: /dev/sda1 for swap, /dev/sda3 for /home and 
/dev/sda4 (bootable) for / ***
6) install lilo in MBR of /dev/sda

What do you think?

*       Can I see the hidden partition using fdisk /dev/sda?
**     Can I 'tomorrow' delete the linux partitions, recovery MBR from USB 
Pen Drive and re-install WinXP using a bootable CD?
         'Access IBM' button still works after the recovery of MBR?
***   Is the Hidden Partition /dev/sda2 or what?

Thank you very much