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bmanv13

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What I want is to have two operating systems on two different hard drives. Windows 7 on one and Linux on the other. The only thing I am worried about is the two operating systems tampering with one another's hard drive. How can I stop this from happening? Also, I don't want Linux's hard drive to be turned on when I booted up Windows and am using Window's hard drive instead.

I have never dual booted before on the same machine.
 
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brarboy

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First, make sure you're hardware is fully capable of running Windows 7. Next, install either OS on the port with only one drive attached(Install linux first and then windows 7). Then, detach that drive, attach the other and install the other OS. Reattach the first drive. Your BIOS should allow the option to select which drive to boot from. Pick either and boot the system. It will now detect the presence of the other drive and configure it. Shutdown and restart selecting the other drive in the BIOS. The same should happen when this OS loads. It will detect the presence of the other drive. Once you're happy that all is running well, activate OSs. You'll need to interrupt the POST each time you want to switch disks to boot from.
 
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bmanv13

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Even though power may be running on the HDD, I will live. However, I don't want Linux's HDD to be spinning while I'm not even theoretically using that hard drive while using Windows. I understand that the hard drives will be detected at the least by both OSs, but will there be a way to power down the detected HDD because it is not in use?
 
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bmanv13

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Is there a setting in the BIOS itself that would make the currently booted OS think that there is only one HDD? Such as disabling the SATA ports?
 
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Well thank you! You have been very helpful.
 
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