Disk /dev/sda: 465.8 GiB, 500107862016 bytes, 976773168 sectors Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 4096 bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 4096 bytes / 4096 bytes Disklabel type: dos Disk identifier: 0x5b171916
Device Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type /dev/sda1 * 2048 411647 409600 200M 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT /dev/sda2 411648 450545663 450134016 214.7G 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT /dev/sda3 898375680 950804479 52428800 25G 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT /dev/sda4 950804480 976771071 25966592 12.4G 12 Compaq diagnostics
Ok, it is a plain standard traditional partition table, not GPT, nor hybrid.
You need to delete one partition (or move to logical: it might be possible, I'm not sure). The typical candidate is the windows backup partition. Of course, you must copy the entire disk to an image backup (perhaps with clonezilla) for two reasons: if windows is broken and you need to restore it, you need a backup to restore it without using the backup partition that you deleted. And, in case of having to return the machine in warranty, it is better if you can restore the disk to its original status.
A backup after you manage to install Linux is also practical.
If it is a new computer and has UEFI I don't see why it does not use it and GPT. One reason maybe that for Windows 7 they just use the method they prepared several years ago and have not remade it. Ie, use some batch imaging program. Thanks -- you've given me a good solution to the problem, and I shall
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