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Software / Multi-Booting Over Two Hard Drives

« on: June 27, 2006, 07:09:21 PM »

Just run the Suse install disk.I am assuming that XP is on your first hard drive. Suse will see this as hda, and all partitions as hda1,hda2 etc. Your second hard drive is hdb1,hdb2 etc. SCSI drives are scsida, scsidb. . When it comes to the part where it whats to install Suse,make sure it is for HDB ,if the second hard drive is your empty one.If not select Custom or Expert install. Put an x in the hdb selection and hit enter. Suse will create a Swap and root partiton. Now,if you let Suse complete the install it will overwrite Windows boot.ini file and use GRUB as the bootloader. When you reboot you will see Suse and Windows as your choices. Suse will be the default OS unless you arrow down and enter Windows as your boot choice. There is a way to change the way Suse bootloads but it is way too long to post here Try http://www.aboutdebian.com/dualboot.htm There is an excellent procedure to dual boot with Windows and Debian(Linux) and how to use either GRUB or NTLR as the bootloaders. Good luck!

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Software / Win XP OEM CD won't boot some Dell PCs...

« on: June 27, 2006, 06:29:13 PM »

Dell,as well as some Gateway OEM OS CD's, will only boot and install to the the same PC with the same BIOS chip installed. My guess is somewhere Dell altered the BIOS in these PC's so only the original CD's will reinstall the operating system back. In the CD there is a BIOSEXE program along with others. This ID's the PC as GO/NOGO with regards to install. I soon find out the blockers and post my findings. It's only fair.We bought the software from the manufactuer and We should be able to use it.

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Software / WinME to Win2k?

« on: June 27, 2006, 06:12:26 PM »

There is a link which shows you step by step how to dual boot with WIN98/ME to Win 2000 and visa-versa.  http://www.montanapk.com/support/training/..._boot_setup.htm  Good luck!