im installing a second hddrive on my computer. on this hdd i want to install Ubuntu Linux, and i also want to partition off 100Meg or so for extra storage space for my Windows XP. Im gonna be setting it up as a dual boot, so should i install the second hard drive as master or slave? and just btw im installing a SATA hdd, and im not to familiar with them, but can u even set SATA hdds up as master and slaves?
2007-02-20 12:31:07 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
Hi Lance,
The current hdd is 80GB and im buying a 250GB one so no they are not the same size. and im not looking at raid at this stage
2007-02-20 12:40:21 · update #1
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2007-02-20 12:35:23 · answer #1 · answered by hitechsleuth 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In your case, all puns about slavery aside, I would suggest setting the drive as Secondary Master, if you are adding another Hard drive, with the existing drive containing Windows XP.
Since you are not installing Windows XP last in the dual boot scenario, you'll have to consider editing the boot.ini file. You can also use a boot loader such as Grub if you prefer.
There are no jumper settings for SATA drives, the motherboard SATA controller offers 4 connections> Primary Master, Primary Slave, Secondary Master, Secondary Slave.
Master connectors will be red in color, while the slaves will be BLACK ( not a joke )
If the bootable Linux installation does not detect the new HDD, try formatting it using Partition Magic. I think the newer versions of Linux have installations similar to XP, where you can choose to partition/format present HDDs.
To make the final NTFS partition you planned, format 100Megs or so using a bootable copy of Partition Magic after the Linux installation is complete.
2007-02-21 02:41:25 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
when it comes to Linux, SATA or EIDE are irrelevant, the drivers are already built into the kernel. Also w/ SATA there is no master/slave, it's either channel 1, or 2, or 3 or etc...
BUT you will want to make sure GRUB is written into the MBR on whatever drive is your primary drive on your system.
If you put Linux on the SATA drive, and leave windows where it is, then you'll be fine. Linux is not limited like Windows is when it comes to driver problems.
Go through the hardware properties sheet in Windows and write down a good listing of all the hardware in your box. Ubuntu is good about autodetecting that stuff, especially on newer hardware, but it's still good to know ahead of time.
lspci -v and dmesg are you friends in unix land..
Good luck on the install, and congrats on finding the light!
2007-02-20 21:08:54 · answer #3 · answered by m34tba11 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't think it would matter all that much. The bootloader (grub) will just be looking for the partitions/logical drives with the operating systems on them.
the easiest way, maybe not the best way is to
Just plug it in, format and part it with windows, and reboot with your ubuntu cd, follow the steps...make sure you back your important data up first though! one wrong move and you could wipe out windows. Not to make you nervous, its really not that difficult, but better safe than sorry.
2007-02-20 20:34:36 · answer #4 · answered by ☺☻☺☻☺☻ 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A RAID 0 should work fine for such activity. Dual boots work well in RAID 0. Just make sure you have 2xtheSAMEsize HDD's or you can't use RAID 0.
Maybe RAID 1 or 2, I'm not sure.
2007-02-20 20:35:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think you better make it a secondary Master. Beware of SATA, I have SATA on my laptop and all, I repeat, all the installations have failed. Make sure you have the proper drivers for that.
2007-02-20 20:34:39 · answer #6 · answered by Aman J Singh 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋