On Fri, 2004-10-15 at 12:24, res gzq wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > > i have 2 HDD and want to partition the 80gb hdd1 in 3 parts and load > > 1-Windows, 2-Windowsbackup and 3-Linux. On HDD2 i want to install > > only Linux. My question is can Linux be loaded on 2 HDD on the same > > m/c. > > It works real good. I have Linux on multiple partitions on my computer. > Linux can be loaded to a secondary drive. Probably need to use GRUB > from the MBR or a floppy to boot Linux from the secondary drive. Linux can work any way you put it to. I have like 1 HD w multiple partitions and I have linux on 3 of them. You can have the MBR on any of those 2 HDs and depending on how you format/place your MBR (whether you use Windows Bootmanager or Linux's GRUB or... you can achieve diff things.) More info is necessary. eg: In My case Windows Boot manager XP -> boots into windows Linux -> boots into GRUB which presents me with multiple partitions of Linux -- Ow Mun Heng Fedora GNU/Linux Core 2 on D600 1.4Ghz CPU kernel 2.6.7-2.jul1-interactive Neuromancer 13:01:32 up 4:05, 11 users, load average: 2.19, 2.51, 1.99