How do i create a MS-DOS boot partition?

This is a discussion about How do i create a MS-DOS boot partition? in the Windows Hardware category; Here's my setup: 4 GB SCSI drive that has a 3. 8 GB NTFS partition with RC2 on it and a 200 MB FAT partion. 18 GB ATA drive (FAT32). Everytime I try to install win98se on the 18 BG drive it gives me an error that I need a MS-DOS boot partition.

Windows Hardware 9627 This topic was started by Hugo, 1999-09-20 20:24. Last reply by Igor, 1999-09-21 22:49

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Hugo

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1999-09-20 22:24

Here's my setup:
4 GB SCSI drive that has a 3.8 GB NTFS partition with RC2 on it and a 200 MB FAT partion.
18 GB ATA drive (FAT32).

Everytime I try to install win98se on the 18 BG drive it gives me an error that I need a MS-DOS boot partition. How do I create this? Thanks a ton.

Norton AV 2000

TNT2 Ultra, RC2 and D3D

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Igor

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1999-09-21 22:49

It depends. U just have to make sure u have 1st boot (active) partition as FAT or FAT32 Then u should have NP. If u have an NTFS partition set as the boot partition then u r ****ed U have to Fdisk ya drive or do something else to get FAT/32 to be ya boot partition.
U can also get Partition magic 4.0 to move partitions around so the 1st one becomes FAT.