Anybody have problems dual booting or with partitions in general

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elcarlos15942

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i am dual booting 7 64 bit and ubuntu linux
i was wondering if anyone has any issues with this type of setup or just with partitions in general
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP G56
OS
Windows 7 64bit
CPU
AMD Athlon II P340 Dual-Core 2.20 GHz
Memory
3.00 GB
Graphics Card(s)
AMD M880 G with ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4250
Sound Card
Realtek HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
LCD
Hard Drives
300 GB Split as follows
100 GB partition for windows 7
150 GB shared partition
50 GB partitioned for Ubuntu Linux
No problem here, but then I do not install the OSs on partitions on the same drive. I install each OS on a separate hard drive, while all other hard drives are disconnected, and use the F8 boot menu to select which to boot to.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
DIY
OS
W7x64 Pro, SuSe 12.1/** W7 x64 Pro, XP MCE
CPU
Phenom II 1090T w/Noctua NH-D14 /**4400+ X2 w/CM Hyper TX 3
Motherboard
ASRock 890FX Deluxe 4/**A8N-SLI
Memory
2 x 2GB Patriot PGS34g1600LLKA/**4x1GB Corsair VS
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GTX460 SC/**EVGA 8800GTS
Sound Card
Asus Xonar D2X/**Xonar D1
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer X233H, Dell E152FPc /**LG M237-WD
Screen Resolution
1920x1080 & 1024x768/**1980x1080
Hard Drives
WDC 2TB, 1.5TB, 1TB, 500GB,Seagate 500GB , Maxtor 80GB /**500GB Seagate & WDC 1TB Black
PSU
CM RS600 w/ APC BX1000G/**Antec 500 TP w/ APC BX1000
Case
HAF922/**Antec 1040IIB
Cooling
3x200mm, 1x140 and 1x120mm/**5x80mm fans
Keyboard
Logitech Media USB/**Saitek Eclipse
Mouse
Cordless Trackman Wheel/**Ditto
Internet Speed
3.3Mbps
Other Info
SB 560 5.1 w/ Sennheiser RS140/**Creative T20 speakers, Dvico FusionHDTV7 Gold RT, Cisco E3000, HP 5510V AIO, Linksys E3000, Belkin F5U237 hub and **F5D8055 adapter
(** = 2nd rig)
well, i have read about problems with grub being in the mbr
so i put grub in the linux partition and added a line to the windows boot manager to direct it to grub

i really have a feeling that its nothing to do with the setup, i think my problem is with either my hard drive or windows 7 itself

backing up all data right now and then i will run manufacturer hdd diagnostics
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP G56
OS
Windows 7 64bit
CPU
AMD Athlon II P340 Dual-Core 2.20 GHz
Memory
3.00 GB
Graphics Card(s)
AMD M880 G with ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4250
Sound Card
Realtek HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
LCD
Hard Drives
300 GB Split as follows
100 GB partition for windows 7
150 GB shared partition
50 GB partitioned for Ubuntu Linux
GRUB can corrupt Win7 if installed on the same HD, even make it irreparable.

It's best to put Linux distros on separate HD booted via BIOS Boot Menu or Boot Order and not use GRUB.
 
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