--- libparted/labels/dos.c
+++ libparted/labels/dos.c	2005/01/11 14:39:51
@@ -170,6 +170,9 @@
 	if (PED_BE32_TO_CPU (*(unsigned int*)(part_table.boot_code)) == AIXIPLRECID)
 	    return 0;
 
+/* disable this check since it makes parted fail on some IDE disks with
+TurboLinux installed */
+#if 0
 	/* if this is a FAT fs, fail here.  Note that the Smart Boot Manager
 	 * Loader (SBML) signature indicates a partition table, not a file
 	 * system.
@@ -178,6 +181,7 @@
 	    && strncmp (part_table.boot_code + 0x40, "SBML", 4) != 0)
 	    || !strncmp (part_table.boot_code + 0x52, "FAT", 3))
 		return 0;
+#endif
 
 	/* If this is a GPT disk, fail here */
 	for (i = 0; i < 4; i++) {