"Your boot partition is on a disk using GPT partitioning scheme but this machine cannot boot using GPT" error occurs during install

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Issue

  • Installation complains that my disk is using GPT partitioning during install
Your boot partition is on a disk using GPT partitioning scheme but this machine cannot boot using GPT

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2 or higher
  • Large storage device (2TB or more)

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