want to put a different operating system on new hard drive

[Werewolfdaddy]

Okay, most everyone here knows that I own a proprietary machine made by Hell's Proprietary, HP if you will. Now, my question is: can I put a separate operating system on this new hard drive and expect it to work. My guess is, probably not. My current OS is Windows ME. Can someone help me?

[lynchmob]

I dont see why you couldnt.Just partition and format the drive and load the OS (Linux,I hope).
lynch

[Statica]

Depending on what the new OS is going to be. If its Win 9x, then you cant have it running there as a second HDD .. windows 9x needs the OS to be on the C Drive (or master on primary IDE). Any other self respecting OS will allow you to run an OS off the 2nd drive.

[Werewolfdaddy]

I recently came into possession of Linux 5.2. How viable of an OS is this? Is it too old? I saw on price watch that there is a version 7 out, now.