Specifying which boot partition to use


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    Win 7 Ultimate x64
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    Specifying which boot partition to use


    1. System has XP pro and Vista installed, single hard drive (with 3 partitions, XP and Vista each on their own partition, 3rd partition is for data)
    2. Removed existing hard drive
    3. Installed brand new hard drive
    4. Installed Win 7 ultimate x64, works great
    5. Installed original hard drive (the one removed in step 2)
    6. So now, system has BOTH hard drives in it.
    7. Boot up, only XP/Vista boot menu appears (I can boot to XP or Vista, but not WIn 7)
    8. Also, when booting to XP with both drives in, the new drive with Win 7 shows up as Disk 1, with original disk as Disk 0.
    9. Ideas???
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    The best way to multi-boot when you have separate HD's is to set your preferred HD to boot first in BIOS Boot Order menu, then to boot the other OS HD, tap the one-time BIOS Boot Menu key given on first boot screen to choose it instead:
    Asus - F8
    HP/Compaq - Esc
    Sony - F2
    Acer - F12
    Gateway - F10
    eMachnes - F10
    Toshiba - F12
    Dell - F12
    IBM/Lenovo - the blue Thinkvantage button
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