dual boot

Kike0909
Junior Member

03-31-2025, 03:39 PM

Hello everyone (Namaste), in my language I’m here to discuss dual booting Ubuntu and Windows. The situation is like this... I have two HDDs: one with 1TB and the other with 500GB. I’m using Windows 7 on the first and Ubuntu on the second. Now I want to set it up as a dual boot. Is that feasible? I think so if I adjust the Linux GRUB settings, but recently changing them in GRUB caused an OS crash and forced a reinstall (though it wasn’t too complicated). If you can help, could you assist me with this setup? Also, I want to know if it’s possible to dual boot two operating systems on different HDDs.

Kike0909

03-31-2025, 03:39 PM #1

robindd18
Member

03-31-2025, 08:25 PM

Thanks for the video, but it demonstrates installing Linux (Gnome) while I already understand computers and networking. I’m curious—can we do a dual boot setup if both operating systems are installed on separate hard drives?

robindd18

03-31-2025, 08:25 PM #2

BlooHD
Member

04-03-2025, 03:41 AM

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BlooHD

04-03-2025, 03:41 AM #3

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iTzJiminez
Member

04-04-2025, 07:00 PM

You need to split both hard drives for each operating system. Each will have to eliminate the other by doing this.

iTzJiminez

04-04-2025, 07:00 PM #4

You need to split both hard drives for each operating system. Each will have to eliminate the other by doing this.

xEIgoldo
Member

219

04-06-2025, 11:11 AM

Alright, I'll keep an eye out for your response. I'm planning to try it out, though I've been pretty relaxed about it so far. Better check in tomorrow to see if there are any issues on either side.

xEIgoldo

04-06-2025, 11:11 AM #5

Alright, I'll keep an eye out for your response. I'm planning to try it out, though I've been pretty relaxed about it so far. Better check in tomorrow to see if there are any issues on either side.