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 ====== Installing Slackware Using GPT with a BIOS motherboard ====== ====== Installing Slackware Using GPT with a BIOS motherboard ======
  
-It is possible to install Slackware to a disk that uses a GUID Partition Table (GPT), even on a machine that uses BIOS (i.e. you do not need a UEFI-based machine). Using GPT allows you to install Slackware onto very large disk drives (the theoretical maximum addressable disk size is 2 ZiB). As always, partitioning should be done prior to starting the 'install' script, however you must use a GPT aware partitioning tool, e.g. gdisk, cgdisk or parted (all of which are included with Slackware). The main sections below explain how to setup various popular boot loaders. +It is possible to install Slackware to a disk that uses a GUID Partition Table (GPT), even on a machine that uses BIOS (i.e. you do not need a UEFI-based machine). Using GPT allows you to install Slackware onto very large disk drives (the theoretical maximum addressable disk size is 2 ZiB). As always, partitioning should be done prior to starting the 'setup' script, however you must use a GPT aware partitioning tool, e.g. gdisk, cgdisk or parted (all of which are included with Slackware). The main sections below explain how to setup various popular boot loaders. 
  
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-<note important>This assumes you are using the disk /dev/sd**a** and the **3.10.17-smp** kernels, adjust as needed.</note>+<note important>The assumes Slackware is installed on your /dev/sd**a1** partition and you are using the **3.10.17-smp** kernels, adjust as needed.</note>
  
 ==== Accessing the Slackware install, prior to bootloader installation ==== ==== Accessing the Slackware install, prior to bootloader installation ====

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