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is it possible to boot from a IDE Slave hdd?

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30-Dec-2008, 01:49 PM #1
is it possible to boot from a IDE Slave hdd?
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I was wondering if it was possible for me to boot from an IDE Slave Hdd.

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Jeremy
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30-Dec-2008, 02:06 PM #2
Yes, if it has an operating system on it but the computer has to be configured properly. Need more details.
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Ok well one will have linux on it and the other will have windows 2000 and my sata hdd has vista on it.
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My son has a laptop running Windows XP, Windows 98 and Linux. He uses this bootloader: http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/
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Yes I know about Grub I just want to install them on seperate hard drives. FYI I will be using the vista bootloader. I just want to know if I can boot of the slave hard drive aswell.
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Yes you can if it has an OS on it.
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Ok, thanks it will have an OS on it!
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