Dual Boot - Two Physical Drives

M

Mac McMicmac

I have two physical hard drives (IDE) - each running a single copy of XP
Pro/SP2. How can I have the computer somehow prompt me for which HD I want
to use when the computer starts up? I have been physically switching the
power cable and IDE ribbon cable to the drive I want to use, while leaving
the other drive completely disconnected (both power and IDE).

My understanding of "standard" dual boot techniques (which I could easily
google for) is that those techniques assume two OS installations on a single
hard drive... which is NOT my situation... thus the question here.

Thanks!
 
J

John W. Vinson

I have two physical hard drives (IDE) - each running a single copy of XP
Pro/SP2. How can I have the computer somehow prompt me for which HD I want
to use when the computer starts up? I have been physically switching the
power cable and IDE ribbon cable to the drive I want to use, while leaving
the other drive completely disconnected (both power and IDE).

My understanding of "standard" dual boot techniques (which I could easily
google for) is that those techniques assume two OS installations on a single
hard drive... which is NOT my situation... thus the question here.

Thanks!
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Please repost your question on a newsgroup for the operating system you're
using, or on a general Windows newsgroup. This group is for questions about
the database software Microsoft Access. The webpage can be confusing and may
have misled you.

John W. Vinson [MVP]
 
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