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<P><!--StartFragment --> Hey there, folks.<BR><BR>It's been an issue for me for almost a couple of months, but I'm considering on installing Fedora Linux on my computer, but on a separate hard disk. My computer currently have the following configuration:<BR><BR>- Intel P4 at 1.4Ghz<BR>- Intel D850GB mainboard<BR>- 256 MB RDRAM<BR>- LG 16X DVD-ROM (equiv. to 48X CD-ROM)<BR>- A-open 48x write/12x re-write/50x read CD-writer<BR>- 120GB Western Digital Hard Drive with an 8MB cache (Master)<BR>- 30GB Quantum (Maxtor) Fireball hard drive with a 2MB cache (Slave) < both running at 7200RPMs.<BR>- Windows XP PRO with SP2 running on the first (or master) hard drive<BR>- second hard drive currently vacant<BR><BR>As I recall, I've seen many articles on installing Fedora on a separate hard drive, rather than a partition on the primary hard drive. The configuration involves (and it's
painstaking and silly but effective):<BR><BR>1) Removing your computer's cover<BR>2) Configuring the jumpers on the hard drive from the 1st hard drive from master to slave and the 2nd hard drive from slave to master<BR>3) Configuring the boot loader on the 2nd hard drive on the master and it allows the user to choose which operating system to run either Fedora to XP. </P>
<P>Are there any drawbacks on having this configuration? Has anyone did this configuration before? When I install and run Fedora for the very first time, how am I supposed to view files on my other hard drive? I understand that Linux cannot write over NTFS partitions (in this case, my primary hard drive is formatted with this file system and running XP - as for XP it's quite the opposite in my opinion, but not viewable. Is there a way to view Linux partitions while running XP) </P>
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<P>Any questions, comments and/or suggestions will be appreciated. Thank you. </P>
<P>Simon Tonekham </P>
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<P>A future Linux user </P>
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<DIV></DIV>- P.S. here are some references that you might check out that ties-in to my question:
<DIV></DIV>http://www.overclockersclub.com/guides/dual_boot_fedora_xp.php
<DIV></DIV>http://www.fedoraforum.org/forum/showthread.php?p=146530
<DIV></DIV>http://www.bioxray.dk/~mok/dual-boot.html
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