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haggisinlondon · 04-19-2002, 10:27 AM

Hi

I hope this is not a question that has been asked a thousand times. I currently run windows XP and have it running pretty well. I want to run mandrake Linux as well on the same machine. I have a spare 2GB hard drive lieing around. Would it be better for me to install Mandrake on the other HD or run it off a partition on my current HD with Xp installed on it?

If the answer is the seperate HD would I install the seperate HD, format it and then let Madrake pick it up and tell it to install itself there. Would the mandrake boot manager then run every time I start my machine and let me choose Windows XP or Mandrake Linux?

Thanks

04-19-2002, 10:27 AM	#1
haggisinlondon Member (8 bit) Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: London, UK Posts: 133	Linux on partition or new HD Hi I hope this is not a question that has been asked a thousand times. I currently run windows XP and have it running pretty well. I want to run mandrake Linux as well on the same machine. I have a spare 2GB hard drive lieing around. Would it be better for me to install Mandrake on the other HD or run it off a partition on my current HD with Xp installed on it? If the answer is the seperate HD would I install the seperate HD, format it and then let Madrake pick it up and tell it to install itself there. Would the mandrake boot manager then run every time I start my machine and let me choose Windows XP or Mandrake Linux? Thanks