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Large HDD problem and bootloader

Apr 27, 2005 7:12AM PDT

My system is multiboot, WIN2K Prof and Fedora Linux and was working fine with Samsung 40 GB HDD. I bought 120 GB maxtor HDD, then I installed WIN XP (Home) with latest service pack 48 bit enabled in BIOS and WIN XP, on it. Then I attached my Samsung (old) drive as slave keeping Maxtor as master.

My problem is that the NTFS partion Number: 12 is not accessible by any OS. I can boot from either disk by just swapping HDD in BIOS, but NTFS partition NO 12 (9.71 GB) is not accessible in either OS.

when I run "PartitionInfo"
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Error #109: Partition ends after end of disk.
ucEndCylinder (4869) must be less than 4111.

Disk Geometry error(s) were detected

Info: MBR Partition Table not in sequential order.

Info: Logical starting at 36804978 is not one head away from EPBR.
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When I detach new HDD I can access all the partition in Old disk.

1. please help me to resolve the issue
2. if some one can help me to find out any boot loader, available to download and can recognise all OS in both disk and let me boot any OS through menu!
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Maxtor 120 GB = Drive: 1

1 NTFS 32.55 GB OS WIN XP Primary
2 NTFS 11.72 GB Logical
3 NTFS 11.72 GB Logical
4 NTFS 58.50 GB Primary
5 Unallocated 7.8 MB Primary

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Samsung 40 GB = Drive: 2

6 FAT32 7.03 GB OS WIN2K Primary
7 Linux Ext3 306 MB OS Linux / Primary
8 Unallocated 102 MB Primary
9 Linux Swap 361 MB Primary
10 FAT 32 9.77 GB Logical
11 Linux Ext3 10.04 GB Logical
12 NTFS 9.71 GB Logical

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