Partition Magic - Partition Manager Software

Resize/Move partition without data loss. Extend system partition easily and safely. Create, delete and format partion with simple steps. Copy partition and disk to transfer data with ease. Support disk and partition size larger than 2 TB. Keep your data safe even in case of power outages or hardware failure.

Create Scenario: To create a Linux logical partition

One 6 GB hard disk that contains the following:
1. One active primary FAT partition (C:) running Windows 98.
2. One extended partition enclosing one logical FAT partition (D:) and one logical FAT32 partition (E:).

In this scenario you want to resize drive E: smaller. In the newly created free space, create one logical Linux Ext2 partition and one logical Linux Swap partition.

Steps
1. Resize drive E: smaller by 550 MB.
2. Create a logical partition in the free space using the following information:

Option Action

Partition type

Select Linux Ext2

Label (optional) Specify the label or name of the partition

Size Type 500

3. Create a second logical partition in the free space using the following information:

Option Action

Partition type

Select Linux Swap

Size Type 50

4. Apply the changes to your system.
5. Reboot the computer using your Linux installation disk.
6. Complete the Linux installation.
PowerQuest technical support does not provide help for installing operating systems.
Important: If you are using a boot utility like BootMagic, LILO (Linux Loader) must be installed to the Linux Ext2 partition containing the root directory and not installed to the master boot record. If you install LILO to the master boot record, other operating systems may become unbootable.
7. Add Linux to your BootMagic configuration so that each time you start or restart your computer, you can select the operating system you want to boot.

Result
When the computer restarts, BootMagic presents a list of the available operating systems, in this case, Windows 95 and Linux. Select the operating system you want to boot.