HD or software...Dah!!! (question)

I presently run a couple scuzzie HD's with W2k as the OS.

I want to install a IDE hd and install a version of Linux (Suse 7) and wondered how this scenario would work out??

Thx
k

 

WELL, i tired it anyway and it didn't work. It installed but would never boot-up so i'm back to the old way.

I'm surprised no one has ever tried that.... "O" well.

Later
k

 

others have gone before thee

There are a couple of ways to do what you tried! One is to install your linux on the ide drive have the bios set to boot first device=HD0 second device=scsi...........tada

 

Been there----done that!!!

For 45 mins, it wouldn't detect my scsi devices and never booted.

But Thanks...
K

 

method 2

A non bios switching solution (yes I & others do this too) is to have a third party utility such as "Sysytem Commander" or "PowerQuest BootMagic ".

 

well.....well, never thought of that.....and i have PQ boot magic here on a PM cd...i think.

Anyway, thanks and i'll try that cos all i have to do is attach the IDE hd again. Maybe i better install boot magic before i attach the hd....what do U think??

Later
k

 

I would install the IDE hard drive, then pqmagic as then PQ can find it easily. What ver: PQM ya got? I have 6 & 7. These are the best ver: for what we are trying to do.

 

the first i bought was PM 4 and since then i've bought PM 5 and 7...maybe even ver 6.....i'll have to check.