linux on Compaq Presario 5003 US????

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Hi!

I have a compaq presario 5003US.  I want to install linux on it but I am
not able to do it. The reason is as follows:

Because Original Equipment Manufacturer licence of the software that comes
with a quick restore CD is given.  Also, the hard disk is partitioned into
two drives c: and d:, d: being an extended partition.  I have partioned c
into two partitions with one empty partition having 10gb size.  I want to
install linux on this.  But, since the partition is beyond 1024 cylinders, I
need to create a boot partition. I also need a swap and root partition as
minimum requirement. This means I have to create at least three more
partitions, logical or physical. However, I can create atmost 2 more
physical partitions because that takes the number to 4, the maximum number
of partitions a partition table can have. So, the third partition has to be
a logical partition which has to be created on the d drive.  However, d
drive has no space.  Also, I am also not very sure if I can meddle with the
d drive.  It may junk my quick recovery CD.  Is there a way out? Is adding
another hard disk a solution? If yes, how do I go about installing linux
after adding hard disk? Is there a way out without adding hard disk?

I will appreciate any help in this regard.

Thanks in advance,
Sanjeev Gupta