http://www.linuxbuzz.net/2008/12/how-can-i-run-linux-on-an-additional-hard-drive-when-my-original-hard-drive-runs-windows/ Sun, 04 Jan 2009 13:10:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 http://www.linuxbuzz.net/2008/12/how-can-i-run-linux-on-an-additional-hard-drive-when-my-original-hard-drive-runs-windows/comment-page-1/#comment-162 Daniel F Fri, 02 Jan 2009 11:46:41 +0000 http://www.linuxbuzz.net/2008/12/how-can-i-run-linux-on-an-additional-hard-drive-when-my-original-hard-drive-runs-windows/#comment-162 You could partition your original harddrive and put linux onto that. Then you could get Norton Partition Magic. Otherwise, just install linux onto the spare harddrive and when you want to run Windows, do not have the spare harddrive plugged in on startup. To linux, plug in the spare harddrive on startup. You could partition your original harddrive and put linux onto that. Then you could get Norton Partition Magic.
Otherwise, just install linux onto the spare harddrive and when you want to run Windows, do not have the spare harddrive plugged in on startup. To linux, plug in the spare harddrive on startup.

]]> http://www.linuxbuzz.net/2008/12/how-can-i-run-linux-on-an-additional-hard-drive-when-my-original-hard-drive-runs-windows/comment-page-1/#comment-161 Linux OS Tue, 30 Dec 2008 03:43:56 +0000 http://www.linuxbuzz.net/2008/12/how-can-i-run-linux-on-an-additional-hard-drive-when-my-original-hard-drive-runs-windows/#comment-161 No pitfalls at all, really. Both operating systems will be completely separate. You can run the bootloader from the Linux drive to start Windows or Linux, and the Windows drive won't even be touched. The Linux install process will do all this for you. No pitfalls at all, really. Both operating systems will be completely separate. You can run the bootloader from the Linux drive to start Windows or Linux, and the Windows drive won’t even be touched. The Linux install process will do all this for you.

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