Using FIPS to partition a disk

• Create a stand-alone bootable FIPS floppy
  • find a network-connected Windows 98 system with a floppy disk drive
  • You'll need PKZIP to uncompress the FIPS distribution. So get PKZIP.
    • Web to http://www.pkware.com/shareware/pkwip_win.html.
    • Save PK270WSP.EXE to My Download Files.
    • Execute it.
  • Get FIPS 2.0
    • Web to http://www.igd.fhg.de/~aschaefe/fips/
    • Save fips20.exe to the My Download Files directory
  • insert a blank floppy into the floppy drive
  • open My Computer
  • right-click 3 1/2 Floppy (A:)
  • select Format...
  • select Full
  • To make the floppy bootable, select Copy systems Files only
  • Open a MS-DOS window
  • copy c:\"My Download Files"\fips.exe a:
  • copy c:\"My Download Files"\restorrb.exe a:
  • copy c:\"My Download Files"\fipsdocs\errors.txt a:
  • remove the floppy from the floppy drive
• See page 28 of the Red Hat Linux Secrets book for for information about what follows.
• Now that the disk is defragmented, you can write down how much how much of it is used. Then you'll be able to trim the partition to be a little larger than what's necessary. To find out how full your partition is...
  • double-click My Computer
  • right click the C: icon
  • select Properties
  • select General
  • write down how much is used (1.36GB as of 5/22/00)
• Split the existing partition using the FIPS floppy.
  • Defragment the drive as explained above.
  • shut down Windows
  • Install the CD-ROM drive into the module bay.
  • connect the floppy drive module to the back of the laptop with the special black cable, so you can have a floppy and a CD-ROM at the same time.
  • Control+ALT+Delete to reboot off the A drive. If it doesn't boot off the floppy, you'll have to play with the 1st, 2nd and 3rd boot device settings in the BIOS. To do it, press Fn and F1.
  • Once booted off the floppy, type FIPS.
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