Dual Boot

[slicknick5181]

I have 2 hard drives in my comp, I have XP home on main drive and I want to install unbunto on the second drive. Do I just load the bios setup during start up or is there an easier way?

 

[enigma067]

If you want to run more then one OS on your system the best way is via a rack/mount system.

Using a rack/mount system you can easily switch between the two hard drives.

There will be absolutely no conflicts either because the two OS's will each have their own drive.

Just set the bios to "auto detect".


enigma

 

[slicknick5181]

I'm just getting back into the computer world, What do you mean rack/mount?

 

[djcoolmasterx]

Are you seriously suggesting getting a rackmount setup rather then just letting GRUB do its thing?

Just insert the Ubuntu CD run the install, select the secondary drive and install. Every time you start it will give you the option of OS.

 

[Belinda]

I'm with dj on this one.
Suggesting rack mounts etc is one above sticking your finger in an electrical socket to test if it's live or not on the good advice list.

 

[slicknick5181]

I got it installed no probs after i went thru setup I did an auto download/update for my nvidia graphics card and now when i try to boot into ubunto it boots to text based linux

 

[djcoolmasterx]

Try installing over it again

 

[titdoctor]

I want to do the same thing also. Can I still set up raid after I install ubuntu on the other hard drive?

 

[slicknick5181]

Reinstall worked ubuntu is way better than windows thx guys