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diff --git a/en/partitioning/partition/x86.xml b/en/partitioning/partition/x86.xml index 4fea5c7b5..5b7f7698f 100644 --- a/en/partitioning/partition/x86.xml +++ b/en/partitioning/partition/x86.xml @@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ <para> If you have an existing other operating system such as DOS or Windows and -you want to preserve that operating system while installing Debian, you may -need to resize its partition to free up space for the Debian installation. +you want to preserve that operating system while installing &debian;, you may +need to resize its partition to free up space for the &debian; installation. The installer supports resizing of both FAT and NTFS filesystems; when you get to the installer's partitioning step, select the option <guimenuitem>Manual</guimenuitem> and then simply select an existing @@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ must be placed within the first 1024 cylinders of your hard drive This restriction doesn't apply if you have a BIOS newer than around 1995–98 (depending on the manufacturer) that supports the <quote>Enhanced Disk Drive Support Specification</quote>. Both Lilo, the Linux loader, and -Debian's alternative <command>mbr</command> must use the BIOS to read the +&debian;'s alternative <command>mbr</command> must use the BIOS to read the kernel from the disk into RAM. If the BIOS int 0x13 large disk access extensions are found to be present, they will be utilized. Otherwise, the legacy disk access interface is used as a fall-back, and it cannot |