Mike,
        The screen you are seeing is for information purposes.  With the
first partition at 1 GB, NT will install and boot.  Actually, without using
third part software (Partition Magic), you can make the first partition on
the drive 4GB  formatted NTFS.  I have heard that using an NT 4 CD with
service pack 4 you can make the partition 8 GB.  I've not tried it yet.  It
has something to do with the atapi.sys file.

Robert Holland
Systems & Programming
Division of Information Services
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                -----Original Message-----
                From:   Jim Woodford [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
                Sent:   Thursday, November 18, 1999 6:23 AM
                To:     [log in to unmask]
                Subject:        Re: [PCBUILD] NT INSTALL OF HARDDRIVE

                Mike,

                As I recall, that FAT16 partition must occur somewhere
within the 1st 1024
                cylinders on the drive in order to function properly as a
boot drive and
                active partition. In short, the FAT16 partition should be in
the 1st 2 GIG
                of the drive.

                > -----Original Message-----
                > From: PCBUILD - Personal Computer Hardware discussion List
                > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of mike
edge
                > Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 1999 1:49 PM
                > To: [log in to unmask]
                > Subject: [PCBUILD] NT INSTALL OF HARDDRIVE
                >
                >
                > I am attempting to install NT ver. 4.0 into a hard drive
that has
                > 13 gigs of
                > space on it. I have formated it useing FAT16 and have re
                > partitioned it with
                > 1.0 gig as an one of the drives. when I put in the third
startup
                > disk to NT
                > it tells me that my hard drive has to many cylinders (over
1024). how do I
                > fix this problem? or do I need a new hard drive to run
this operating
                > system?
                >
                > thnxz.
                >
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