Fleabus
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| Processor | AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ Toledo |
|---|---|
| Motherboard | Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe nForce4 SLI X16 |
| Cooling | Zalman CNPS9500 LED Copper HSF/FanMate2 controller |
| Memory | 2GB Corsair XMS-3500LL PRO DDR PC3500 CL2/1T |
| Video Card(s) | ATI Radeon X1800XT 512MB PCI-E |
| Storage | 2x500GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 SATA 3Gb/s 7200RPM 16MB |
| Display(s) | 2 x Samsung SyncMaster 213T Black 21.3” TFT 1600x1200 60Hz native |
| Case | Antec P180 w/3 120mm TriCool fans/Thermaltake Hardcano13 fan controller |
| Audio Device(s) | TB Montego DDL 7.1 to Denon 3802 based 7x110W DD/DTS ES/ DPL II HT |
| Power Supply | Enermax Liberty EL620AWT 620W Modular PSU ATX12V v2.2 |
| Software | MS Windows XP Pro SP2 |
Hi:
I Use WinXP Pro SP2 with 2 x 500GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 SATA 3Gb/s 7200RPM 16MB buffer HDDs in a non-RAID config.
I have a third identical drive which is new and unused that I’d like to add and use to dual-boot Vista Beta2.
How do I go about doing this?
Is there a good step-by-step page you can refer me to?
I’m assuming that I connect the new HDD, boot to BIOS Setup, enable the SATA port [3], load the Vista disc, Save & Exit.
I assume also that like with XP, I point the O/S installer to the new HDD, partition and format a Primary say V:,
say ok to install Vista there and partition/format the rest of the HDD later within Vista.
N.B. My main system is networked to two other boxes via a wired router. An MCE2005 box and another with XP SP2 Home.
They have printer sharing and all three have file sharing enabled. No password logins. I’m the only one with access to any of the thre boxes.
Any issues to look out for when Vista discovers the network?
Thanks,
I Use WinXP Pro SP2 with 2 x 500GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 SATA 3Gb/s 7200RPM 16MB buffer HDDs in a non-RAID config.
I have a third identical drive which is new and unused that I’d like to add and use to dual-boot Vista Beta2.
How do I go about doing this?
Is there a good step-by-step page you can refer me to?
I’m assuming that I connect the new HDD, boot to BIOS Setup, enable the SATA port [3], load the Vista disc, Save & Exit.
I assume also that like with XP, I point the O/S installer to the new HDD, partition and format a Primary say V:,
say ok to install Vista there and partition/format the rest of the HDD later within Vista.
N.B. My main system is networked to two other boxes via a wired router. An MCE2005 box and another with XP SP2 Home.
They have printer sharing and all three have file sharing enabled. No password logins. I’m the only one with access to any of the thre boxes.
Any issues to look out for when Vista discovers the network?
Thanks,
. Here's what you have to do. Put in the second hard drive, boot from the Vista DVD, format the second drive, put Vista on that formatted partition, and then play with Vista. When you want to switch between XP and Vista, go into BIOS and fool with boot order (tell it which hard disk to boot from). Tell me how this works.
