Hidden partition

[Lennart Sorensen]

On Mon, Jan 30, 2006 at 08:55:53PM -0500, jimt wrote:
> I was attempting to set up an old IBM PC. I find it has a hidden partition. 
> Even after installing a new OS it boots with an error "1962 no operating 
> system found" 
> I think I saw some one with the same problem not long ago. If you could point 
> me to the email archives or repost the solution I would appreciate it.

Did you remember to set the boot partition active?

Is the hidden partition at the start or end of the disk?

Did you change to hidden partition?

Some old IBM (and compaq and such) machines had the BIOS setup program
on a partition on disk, and only stored a minimal BIOS and the settings
in the actual BIOS.  All to cut costs of course.  You had to use a
special floppy to create the partition or to load setup if you didn't
have the partition on your HD.

Len Sorensen
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