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[Acronym] for __G__UID __P__artition __T__able GPT was introduced for IA64 systems, to get around a fixed 32bit issue in the msdos partition type. If you want to have a partition greater than 2TB, you need to use a GPT disklabel. Most partitioning tools under linux will fail to do anything sensible with a > 2 TB partition. As of this writing, <tt>parted</tt> is the only one that understands it. <tt>parted</tt> will also let you set the GPT label on the disk. There is a lot of information stating that you cannot boot off a GPT enabled device. Most of the claims imply that the fault is with lilo or grub not understanding GPT devices. We've not tested this, but GPT and traditional [MBR]s will coexist. The GPT differs from the msdos partition table in a number of ways: * Allows for > 2 TB partitions * Up to 128 primary partitions (as opposed to 4) * No need for extended partitions References: * [MS Knowledge Base| http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-us/Default.asp?url=/resources/documentation/Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-us/prkd_tro_zkfe.asp]
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