Triple Boot question..

rev1775

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Good evening,

I have a question or 2 I would enjoy hearing some thoughts on..

First a bit of background on my current system and what I would like to do..

I have a 2 disk multiboot setup with XP and Vista 64 each operating system on a seperate disk.

I would like to partition a disk to install windows 7 and triple boot.
I also run an SLI graphic card setup (nvidia).

My questions are as follows:

1. Would it be best to partition the Vista disk for the windows 7 install? ( I installed xp first then vista since I understand the oldest version should go first, adding 7 should be just fine in the order of things).

2. On the boot screen as it appears now, Vista then earlier version of windows, will windows 7 now be added as a new option along with the current ones without any issues?

3. I wouldn't need to remove one of the graphic cards before installing another version would I? I don't believe I did when installing Vista, though xp I had that issue.

Thanks in advance...
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Home Built
OS
7-Pro-64
CPU
Intel Dual Core E5400 2.7
Motherboard
Asus P5Q Pro Turbo
Memory
2gig DDR2 800
Graphics Card(s)
XFX Radeon HD 4770 512MB
Sound Card
Onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
19" Wide screen
Screen Resolution
1440x900
Hard Drives
Seagate 320 Sata2 (2)
Seagate 750 Sata2 (1)
PSU
Corsair HX520W
If you create another partition and install 7 onto it - you should get another entry in the boot menu for 7 at the top, as the default.

You can partition either drive and install 7 - whichever you prefer.

I don't imagine there will be any issues with the graphics card.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    OS
    7 X64
    CPU
    i5 8400
    Motherboard
    gigabyte b365m ds3h
    Memory
    2x8gb 3200mhz
    Hard Drives
    various
    PSU
    pure power 11 400w cm
    Case
    Coolermaster
    Cooling
    cryorig m9i
  • Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    OS
    7x64
    CPU
    g5400
    Motherboard
    ga b365m ds3h
    Memory
    8gb ddr4 2400
    PSU
    xfx pro 450w
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