Dual-Boot
Dual-Boot
I received three storage devices on my system. Drive 1 is an NVMe 500GB drive containing the boot disk and operating system. Drive 2 holds a 3TB HDD with all your files—games, videos, photos, etc.—and Drive 3 is a 2TB HDD that remains unallocated. My Windows 10 is installed on Drive 1, while my games and files reside on Drive 2. I recently purchased Drive 3 and intend to install Ubuntu there. I’m curious whether this setup might cause issues during dual booting or when removing Ubuntu. I’m looking for advice and tips to simplify the installation, uninstallation, and other tasks. Thank you for your help!
I'm using Ubuntu on the same storage as my Windows games, but on a separate partition with the Windows install on another drive. When I choose that second drive as the boot option, it starts correctly; otherwise, it defaults to Windows. There are several methods available, but Cryosec's ensures you won't accidentally erase data from the primary drive.
You're exploring a dual-boot setup with NVMe for Windows 10 and SATA SSD for Linux. Yes, you can configure your system to hide drives from each other within one OS. This way, when using Windows 10, it won't detect the SATA SSD, and vice versa. You can adjust this in the BIOS settings or through a boot prompt prompt that lets you select the desired drive during startup.
You might conceal the Linux operating system by placing it on an ext4 partition; Windows likely won’t detect it. However, the reverse scenario could require someone with deeper expertise. You can simply prevent mounting the drive while using Linux. To get a clear visual guide for selecting a boot device, install Linux while still connected to the Windows drive, allowing the installation to integrate Windows Boot Manager into GRUB (the interface where you pick the operating system). On the BIOS side, you’re limited to the default boot option unless you manually override it.