George Markomanolis wrote:
> Mac can run Windows, only with a special tool but I don't know something
> more. When I bought laptop, it came with windows xp pro. When I tried to
> install SL 4.4, it didn't let me to choose a partition in order to make a
> dual boot, I could install SL 4.4 only in entire hard disk and I did it (I
> erased windows). After, I tried to make it dual boot, I tried windows xp pro
> (IBM has recovery data on partition that SL erased it), Suse 9.3, 10.1, 10.2
> and every OS couldn't make installation, because couldn't find my hard disk.
> I couldn't do anything. If I had SL 4.4 on my laptop, no other OS could be
> in dual boot. I was ready to send laptop for service. I tried many live cds
> for recovery with many tools for hard disk recovery and didn't work
> anything. I was lucky that I had a windows 98 boot cd, I erased boot loader
> and I installed other OS. Maybe I had this problem because laptop has
> pci-express controller for hard disk. I don't know at all. I must also say
> that I tried and SL 4.3 and I had the same problems.


I think SL does provide an option to check how the partitions are setup during 
installation, however I am not sure how user-friendly the process is if you want to 
customize them. Probably others have more background on this.