Re:

[cr <cr@orcon.net.nz>]

I'd add a further comment - if you want to 'play it safe', you could make 
yourself a GRUB boot floppy, then check that you can use it to boot your 
Linux on the second hard drive   ("D:")   _before_ you wipe your W2K install.

There are some good instructions on how to use GRUB and create a boot floppy 
at 

http://www.desktop-linux.net/grub.htm

Alternative instructions for boot disk creation at 
http://www.linuxgeek.net/beginners/node69.html 

or Google with 'Grub boot floppy'

cr



On Fri, 15 Oct 2004 23:01, Rituraj Buddhisagar wrote:
> The C and D you are referring to are Drive names given by windows OS to
> HDDs. If you format C; then windows will be wiped out and while
> installing Linux on it, you will be given an option to install
> Boot-loader(like grub or lilo) by which at next boot u can select which
> linux to boot from 1HDD's or 2HDD's.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: P P PRASAD [mailto:pashupatip@ongc.net]
> Sent: Friday, October 15, 2004 3:24 PM
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Subject:
>
> Dear Sir
>
> Can you guide me in following case :
> We are having a System having 2 HDDs C & D . On C Windows 2000 Server
> is installed and on D Red Hat 9 is installed. Now D is nearly full.
> We want to format C and extend it for Linux.
> My hitch is if I delete partition of C, The system won't boot and I
> will loose Linux also. I do not want to disturb Linux.
> Your expert comments will be of great help to us.
>
> regards
>
> Pashupati Prasad
> ----------------