Installing operating systems on distinct NVMe storage devices simultaneously.
Installing operating systems on distinct NVMe storage devices simultaneously.
Hello everyone, I’m planning to upgrade my i7-4770K later this year. I have a few questions about setting up NVMe drives in the BIOS. Right now I run Windows 10 on my gaming PC and Linux Mint on an older home computer. Ideally, I want to dual-boot both on one machine, use Linux Mint as the primary OS, and occasionally switch to Windows 10 for gaming. I understand it’s possible to have both operating systems on the same NVMe drive, but I’ve had some issues in the past, so keeping them separate has been more reliable.
I’m curious if it’s possible to disable a specific NVMe drive during installation in the UEFI/BIOS. If not, is there a way within GRUB to hide Windows 10 from seeing the Linux partition? Also, I’m not sure about the exact model of my motherboard or brand, but I want to avoid any surprises when choosing a board. My thoughts are leaning toward an Asus Prime board—either with Intel Alder Lake or AMD 6000 series, depending on price and performance for multi-core CPUs. If that’s not feasible, I might have to install one OS, swap NVMe drives, and then set up the other as the boot device in the BIOS, just making sure I don’t update GRUB.
Thanks ahead of time!