install-guide/devel/en_US diskpartitioning.xml, 1.3, 1.4 welcome.xml, 1.2, 1.3

[Paul W. Frields (pfrields)]

Author: pfrields

Update of /cvs/docs/install-guide/devel/en_US
In directory cvs-int.fedora.redhat.com:/tmp/cvs-serv14572/en_US

Modified Files:
	diskpartitioning.xml welcome.xml 
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Index: diskpartitioning.xml
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RCS file: /cvs/docs/install-guide/devel/en_US/diskpartitioning.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.3
retrieving revision 1.4
diff -u -r1.3 -r1.4
--- diskpartitioning.xml	7 Oct 2006 17:00:44 -0000	1.3
+++ diskpartitioning.xml	11 May 2007 18:51:34 -0000	1.4
@@ -24,17 +24,21 @@
   </para>
   <important>
     <title>Configuring RAID Devices</title>
-
-    <para>
-      <indexterm>
-        <primary>RAID</primary>
-        <secondary>hardware</secondary>
-      </indexterm>
-      <firstterm>RAID</firstterm> facilities enable a group, or array,
-      of drives to act as a single device. Configure any RAID functions
-      provided by the mainboard of your computer, or attached controller
-      cards, before you begin the installation process. Each active RAID
-      array appears as one drive within &FED;.
+    <indexterm>
+      <primary>RAID</primary>
+      <secondary>hardware</secondary>
+    </indexterm>
+    <indexterm>
+      <primary>array</primary>
+      <see>RAID</see>
+    </indexterm>
+    <para>
+      <firstterm>RAID</firstterm>, or Redundant Array of Independent
+      Disks, allows a group, or <firstterm>array</firstterm>, of drives
+      to act as a single device. Configure any RAID functions provided
+      by the mainboard of your computer, or attached controller cards,
+      before you begin the installation process. Each active RAID array
+      appears as one drive within &FED;.
     </para>
   </important>
 <!-- SE: Note that this chapter uses the term "Linux software RAID" to differentiate RAID provided by the kernel from the functions of ATA RAID controllers, which are often also called "software RAID". Unfortunately. -->
@@ -46,7 +50,6 @@
   </para>
   <note>
     <title>Changing Your Mind</title>
-
     <para>
       The installation process makes no changes to your system until
       package installation begins. You may use
@@ -55,26 +58,10 @@
     </para>
   </note>
   <para>
-    <figure id="fig-partitioning-options">
-      <title>Partitioning Options Screen</title>
-      <mediaobject>
-        <imageobject>
-          <imagedata align="center" fileref="./figs/partitionoption.eps" format="EPS"/>
-        </imageobject>
-        <imageobject>
-          <imagedata align="center" fileref="./figs/partitionoption.png" format="PNG"/>
-        </imageobject>
-        <textobject>
-          <phrase>partitioning options screen</phrase>
-        </textobject>
-      </mediaobject>
-    </figure>
-  </para>
-  <para>
-    The box on the screen lists the available drives. By default, the
+    The on-screen dialog lists the available drives. By default, the
     installation process may affect all of the drives on your computer.
-    To ensure that specific drives are not repartitioned, clear the
-    check box next to those drives on this list.
+    To prevent the installation program from repartitioning specific
+    drives, clear the check box next to those drives on this list.
   </para>
   <para>
     The installation process erases any existing Linux partitions on the


Index: welcome.xml
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RCS file: /cvs/docs/install-guide/devel/en_US/welcome.xml,v
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--- welcome.xml	6 May 2007 21:14:58 -0000	1.2
+++ welcome.xml	11 May 2007 18:51:34 -0000	1.3
@@ -18,6 +18,26 @@
     After the installation program loads its next stage, a welcome
     dialog appears. Select <guilabel>Next</guilabel> to continue.
   </para>
+  <section id="ch-initialize-hdd">
+    <title>Initializing the Hard Disk</title>
+    <para>If no readable partition tables are found on existing hard
+      disks, the installation program asks to initialize the hard disk.
+      This operation makes any existing data on the hard disk
+      unreadable.  If your system has a brand new hard disk with no
+      operating system installed, or you have removed all partitions on
+      the hard disk, answer <guilabel>Yes</guilabel>.</para>
+    <warning>
+      <title>RAID or Other Nonstandard Configurations</title>
+      <para>Certain RAID systems or other nonstandard configurations may
+	be unreadable to the installation program and the aforementioned
+	prompt may appear.  The installation program responds to the
+	physical disk structures it is able to detect.</para>
+      <para><emphasis>If you have a nonstandard disk configuration that
+	  can be detached during installation and configured afterward,
+	  power off the system, detach it, and restart the
+	  installation.</emphasis></para>
+    </warning>
+  </section>
 </chapter>
 
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