Linux will go on either drive.
lilo/grub goes on hda
Windows is annoying, it only goes on the first drive.
If you put the linux disk in and boot from it, you will soon be asked to
partition your hard drive. Partition it.
----- Original Message -----
From: "markOpoleO" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, September 11, 2000 5:11 AM
Subject: [newbie] 2nd Hardrive question
> I ordered a 2 hardrive (15.3 Maxtor) for Mandrake 7.1, my question is does
> Grub or Lilo install on the first part of my drive (one for linux) or on
my
> win98se drive (windoze)? I "thought" I heard someone say it goes on Win98
> drive instead of Linux one, but it does not seem to make since, since BIOS
> uses whatever drive i tell it to use it can be on eaither one...am i
correct
> on this?
>
> Second question, when i put in cd to boot to the new drive does the
Mandrake
> install give me a option to format drive, or do i have to figure out how
to
> format drive before install of mandrake? And how would i do that if it is
> blank..?
>
> Thanks,
> markOpoleO
>
>
