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Installing Red Hat* Enterprise Linux 4*
Intel® Server Board S5000PAL
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Caution: If you select this option, all data on the selected hard drive(s) is removed by the installation
program. Do not select this option if you have information that you want to keep on the hard
drive(s) where you are installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
• Keep all partitions and use existing free space — select this option to retain your current data and
partitions, assuming you have enough free space available on your hard drive(s).
Figure 4-10. Automatic Partitioning
1) Using your mouse, choose the hard drive(s) on which you want Red Hat Enterprise Linux to be
installed. If you have two or more hard drives, you can choose which hard drive(s) should contain this
installation. Unselected hard drives, and any data on them, are not touched.
Caution: It is always a good idea to back up any data that you have on your systems. For example, if
you are upgrading or creating a dual-boot system, you should back up any data you wish to keep on
your hard drive(s). Mistakes do happen and can result in the loss of all your data.
Tip: If you have a RAID card, be aware that some BIOSes do not support booting from the RAID card.
In cases such as these, the /boot/ partition must be created on a partition outside of the RAID array,
such as on a separate hard drive. An internal hard drive is necessary to use for partition creation
with problematic RAID cards.
A /boot/ partition is also necessary for software RAID setups.
2) If you have chosen to automatically partition your system, you should select Review and manually
edit your /boot/ partition.
3) To review and make any necessary changes to the partitions created by automatic partitioning,
select the Review option. After selecting Review and clicking Next to move forward, the partitions
created for you in Disk Druid appear. You can make modifications to these partitions if they do not
meet your needs.