Boot problem

[Bare Foot Kid]

After I posted that last one I realized what you want, you want to make " Z " boot independently using the BIOS, correct, as in, having only disk 1 connected at boot?



If that's what you want then you got the answer in my post #4




If this isn't right I quit on this thread.

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

You need to run 3 separate startup repairs with a system restart between each repair to create boot files to the "Disk 1 Z:" while it's the only HDD connected.



Startup Repair - Run 3 Separate Times

After it's a "Primary" you will have mark it as "Active" and do this.

 

[netsoul]

You need to run 3 separate startup repairs with a system restart between each repair to create boot files to the "Disk 1 Z:" while it's the only HDD connected.



Startup Repair - Run 3 Separate Times

After it's a "Primary" you will have mark it as "Active" and do this.

I am sorry but now I don't understand you. Which partition? Disk 1 partion 2 (X?

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

My bad, I did write Z when I meant X, this is the one you want to boot independently? you have "how" now.

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[netsoul]

My bad, I did write Z when I meant X, this is the one you want to boot independently? you have "how" now.

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OK, I got you, thanks. I'll try.

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

It's not as big a deal as it looks; be sure to post back after you've finished with an update.

 

[netsoul]

My bad, I did write Z when I meant X, this is the one you want to boot independently? you have "how" now.

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But I am still confused why should I covert it to primary and make active? It worked in this configuration until I messed up the MBR (as i suspect).

 

[gregrocker]

When you overwrote XP you deleted the System MBR for the DISK1 Dual Boot which was on XP partition.

It allowed you to install Win7 to a Logical drive in the first place only because Win7 configured the dual boot placing the System MBR on the first active partition (XP) since a Logical partition cannot be marked Active or made System drive.

So now that you have deleted the System partition, in order to repair Win7 to boot on its own you must mark it Active to run Startup Repair X3 to recover the System MBR into Win7 partition. But that cannot be done on a Logical partition, hence the reason you must convert it to Primary first.

Feel free to ask any further questions to clear this up and proceed..

Again, you will have far less problems booting Ubuntu and both Win7 if you place them on separate HD's and boot via BIOS rather than using GRUB where it can interfere with Win7.

 

[netsoul]

When you overwrote XP you deleted the System MBR for the DISK1 Dual Boot which was on XP partition.

It allowed you to install Win7 to a Logical drive in the first place only because Win7 configured the dual boot placing the System MBR on the first active partition (XP) since a Logical partition cannot be marked Active or made System drive.

So now that you have deleted the System partition, in order to repair Win7 to boot on its own you must mark it Active to run Startup Repair X3 to recover the System MBR into Win7 partition. But that cannot be done on a Logical partition, hence the reason you must convert it to Primary first.

Feel free to ask any further questions to clear this up and proceed..

Again, you will have far less problems booting Ubuntu and both Win7 if you place them on separate HD's and boot via BIOS rather than using GRUB where it can interfere with Win7.

Thank you and other folks for detailed explanation. I got it. I'll try later today.

My only concern is not to destroy the information on other partitions during this process (although I have a backup)