Re: Windows multiboot (aaargh!)
On Friday 12 September 2003 03:37, Pigeon wrote:
>
> > > Don't despair, GRUB is perfectly capable of _hiding_ specific
> > > partitions in the bootprocess, and many(?) BIOSses allow to swap the
> > > order of drives.
> >
> > Or I can just physically swap them over. My machine usually has its
> > covers off...
>
> ...but if you do this too often, you'll get weak contact springs in
> the connector and possibly broken strands in the cable adjacent to the
> connector if your connectors don't have those useful finger loops on
> them. Hence really annoying intermittent faults.
Yes, I agree, swapping drives is best reserved for installs or changes in
system configuration, not just booting into a different OS.
Even though I do also have a box full of spare HD cables. :)
cr
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