Tecra A11 - Win XP and Win 98 multiboot

Hi,
I would like do a multiboot XP / 98 on a TECRA A11.
Do you think it's possible.
Will I have some drivers dysfonction?
Thanks for answer !!

Well, Win XP installation should not be a big problem because the Win XP drivers seem to be available on Toshiba European driver page.
But Win 98 might be a problem here since its not supported and the drivers are not available you will need to search for such drivers at your hand and I think this might be a painful time I doubt you will be able to get Win 98 drivers because this OS is really, really old.
I would recommend installing the Win 98 only using Virtual Machine (VM) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_machine
or Virtual PC
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Virtual_PC
This is very easy running Win XP you can open virtual PC or VM and could start the Win 98

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Hi,
I bought a new Tecra A11 Laptop which runs WIN7 Pro. I want to install LINUX also. That means, I want to run my laptop in dual boot Win7 Pro/LINUX (any distributor). Please tell me how to do that.
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I may not be able to give You a step-by-step explanation but most distros today offer a possibility to co-exist with Windows.
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Some thoughts concerning your partition setup:
I would NOT touch 1,2 and 5 no matter what. They are your system and some system internal partitions (recovery environment and data) and would not be fun to lose.
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> The new BIOS was installed and the machine rebooted.
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