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Originally posted by MeEtc
You can't convert a primary partition into a logical one. You will have to make a backup of the DATA volume, delete it, then create the logical partition to host the new DATA and the Linux volumes.

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Incorrect, you can do this with Partition Magic for definite, so I would assume you can do so in other tools.

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Originally posted by MeEtc
Another problem you may encounter, is that many BIOS's cannot boot from volumes after a certain cylinder number, I had the same problem. To overcome this, create a 30 MB volume at the very beginning of the drive, and format this volume as /boot when you install Linux. That will give you more than enough room for the bootloader, but again it needs its own volume (and it has to be a primary)

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This is correct. But you could be okay, most modern BIOS (especially ones which cater for SATA drives) can boot past this limitation.