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Here's a snap shot of my hdd setup.
Here's a snap shot of my hdd setup.
I'm not sure why XP didn't mark itself as a System drive since you had the others unplugged during install.
If it is booting independently via BIOS (Boot Order or F8 Boot Menu) then it should be ok, however it should read System Active to know for sure it will boot on its own when the other HD's are removed and it is set first to boot in BIOS.
Perhaps just an anomaly. But I'd test it on its own to know for sure.
It says Active. Does it usually say the full term you used? "system active"? Also I'm not sure if this would make any difference, but the xp installation is with an IDE connection on the second IDE connection on MB. I have a CD drive connected on the first IDE connection on the MB. My Win 7 HDD, Storage, and Bluray are connected via SATA cables.
Yes but they are sometimes incorrectly labeled.
The true test is if it will boot on its own, which means the boot files are indeed on the partition and therefore it is System Active.
I'll give it a try later. Right now I'm scanning my pc with ad aware. And I'm tired. Ready for bed. Thanks for the advice.
I tried that with simcity4. It would not install. Google search turned up many people with the same issue. I don't know the specifics, but yeah that game won't install with Win 7 no matter what. Plus I was curious about how it would work to install XP after Win 7 on a separate drive.
Much cleaner multi-booting method, too.
Especially with hot-plugging enabled by AHCI, this is the way to go with separate HD's - and I would only multi-boot with separate HD's.