partition size

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Im using a 160 GIG HD and want to know what the Max size
the Boot Patition can be? I will be using NTFS.
Thanks for your help
 
This may help.

48-Bit LBA Support for ATAPI Disk Drives in Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=305098


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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]

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| Im using a 160 GIG HD and want to know what the Max size
| the Boot Patition can be? I will be using NTFS.
| Thanks for your help
 
If using FAT32 your max. primary size will be 32 MB.
When using NTFS the size is only limited by your BIOS, or
Harddrive size and/or the registry entry and the Service
pack tthat is installed.
 
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