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From: Torfinn Ingolfsen <torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no>
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Subject: Re: 2.4TB disk - MBR and GPT coexist?
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On Thu, 11 Jan 2007 22:49:38 -0800
Marcel Moolenaar <xcllnt@mac.com> wrote:

> It is already possible for them to coexist. It's not uncommon in the
> industry to use MBR partitions even though the disk has GPT. The
> point is that you need to tools to avoid making a mess. Ideally you

Apparently, such tools exist, at least for Intel Macs:
http://refit.sourceforge.net/

The Myths and Facts page was interesting an read for me:
http://refit.sourceforge.net/myths/
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Torfinn Ingolfsen,
Norway