On Monday 27 December 2004 06:44 pm, Tom Connolly wrote: > Hello list. I wish to put FreeBSD 5.3 on a new hard drive and have it > dual boot with the existing Windows XP system (separate HD). Can I just > simply go through the FreeBSD install and have it install the FreeBSD > boot manager/loader on the XP drive? I can't risk doing any damage to > the XP system as it has a thermal analyzer program on it that won't run > on FreeBSD (otherwise I would have no use for XP at all). I would like > to know if there are any "gotchas" or anything that could be a problem. > I would really like to hear comments from anyone who has set up such a > system. > > Thanks in advance, > > Tom > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
I recommend that you spend money and get some mobile racks, which will allow you to remove the Windows drive and slip in another. I like the Vantec racks, which are $35 for the whole thing or $30 for just the removable part (I recomment buying the whole thing each time unless you're going to save hundreds of dollars because you're ordering so many). I used to partition drives up and install several OSes on a couple drives. I got tired of Microsoft finding my other OSes and trashing them. Now they can't! _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
