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The DOS partitioning scheme

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Can you shed some light on the MS-DOS partitioning scheme and how it works? What’s the difference between a primary DOS partition and an extended DOS parti­ tion? And why can’t you install more than one primary partition on a hard disk? Bob Mattes Edwards, California, 1990

The DOS Partitioning Scheme