Re: Trying to use DOS boot disk to format SATA hard drive...

"Ismael" <I_Tena@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks for the responses. Is there a way to use either the Vista or XP
> setup discs to change the active partition?
> If I continue to use my DOS boot up disk (I don't remember every having to
> add the SATA driver to the DOS boot disk) to see the fat32 partition that
> XP created and, renamed, or move files will data corruption occur?
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> Ismael
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One thing you should know is that Vista will not install into
a FAT32 partition, only NTFS. Also, give Vista at least half
the 120GB. Your best bet is to create and format your FAT32
partition using DOS, then install XP using the SATA drivers.
You can then use Disk Manager to create your FAT32extended
partition and virtual drive, then create and format the primary
NTFS partition for Vista. If you go with 30-40GB for XP, 20-30GB
for your extended, and 60GB for Vista, you should be okay.
Just remember, XP can't format a FAT32 partition larger than 32GB.