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Help with BIOS-Managed dual boot
Hello there,
I would like to have 2 separate hard drives completely independent from each other. Since I read about it in this forum I came to like the idea.
I believe you guys call it BIOS-Managed dual boot. Right now I am trying to do it but I have some questions.
Here is what I did: I removed my first drive with Windows 7 home premium installed on it working verry smoothly (not yet activated) completely from the SATA 0 connection on the mobo and I connected the second drive that I want to format and install Windows XP pro on it to the SATA 1 connection on the mobo.
I changed the boot menu in the BIOS to boot from CD-Rom and press F10 to save and exit. I hit enter at the press any key to boot from CD message and the installation started.
When it is done I will connect my first drive with Windows 7 home premium to the SATA 0 connection and the second drive with Windows XP pro will stay at the SATA 1 connection. I suppose that by changing the boot menu in the BIOS to boot from HDD and restart the computer my drive with Windows 7 home premium will boot by default and the drive with the other OS (Windows XP pro)will boot whenever I tap the F12 key?
That's the way I want it.
This XP pro OS I wan't for my data and some other stuff.
Some other things I have to take in consideration?
Thanks for any advice.