Re: use second hard drive to boot from?
Joe Smith wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I use Debian 2.1. I have recently run out of space on my hard drive and am
> considering buying an additional one but am unsure if I can install it into
> my box to boot from.
>
> Is it possible to install a second hard drive into something like the floppy
> drive bay?
>
> Thanks
Yes you can install a second HD on your computer. There usually is a
bay for it, your existing HD cable should have two connectors, one for
each of your drives. Then there is the connector for the power. You
have to make sure the jumpers are set correctly on the new drive also.
How exactly do you want to set this up? Are you going to run Windows
only on the first drive and Linux on the new drive? Or Windows and
Linux on the first drive and distribute some of Debian onto the second
drive?
hth,
kent
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