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7.1.1 Creating Bootable Partitions
Before creating a partition where you plan to install an operating system, you
should know the limitations that different operating systems impose on their
boot partition.
This table sums up such information about several operating systems.
Bootable
from
Supports
Operating
system
Second hard disk
Logical partition
FAT16
FAT32
NTFS
Linux Ext2/Ext3
Maximum boot code
length
Free space required for
installation
1
MS-DOS 6.22 +
2
– + – – – 2G 10M
Windows 95
(MS-DOS
7.0)
+
2
– + – – – 8G 50M
Windows 95
OSR2
(MS-DOS
7.1)
+
2
+
2
+ + – no 150M
Windows 98
(MS-DOS
7.1)
+
2
+
2
+ + – no 300M
Windows ME
(MS-DOS
8.0)
+
2
+
2
+ + – no 600M
Windows NT
3.x
– + – + 2G 100M
Windows NT
4.0
– + – + 2G
3
150M
Windows
2000
+ + + – no 700M
ASPLinux + + + + +
4
+ No 600M
1
– Approximate value.
2
– With help of Acronis OS Selector and if the partitions are
hidden so that the boot partition is labeled with letter C:.
3
– Fixed in Service Pack 4.
4
– Experimental support.
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