Installation question (free space above first partition)

["Cannon, Andrew" <Andrew Cannon nnc co uk>]

Hi all,

I've got a bit of a problem with a new installation of RH8. We've got a
Compaq Evo D510 that comes preinstalled with either Win2K or XP. When we
partition the disk, we have free space at the top of the partition table. Is
this correct and will it interfere with the bootloader? When we try and make
other partitions Disk Druid tells us that there could be problems with the
bootloader, presumably due to this free space.

Anyone got any ideas?

Andrew Cannon, Nuclear Technology (J2), NNC Ltd, Booths Hall, Knutsford,
Cheshire, WA16 8QZ.

Telephone; +44 (0) 1565 843768
email: mailto:andrew cannon nnc co uk
NNC website: http://www.nnc.co.uk



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