Ive been running xp on a 120Gb HDD and decided to install Win7 on a 70gb raptor (same PC) and after installation, theres was no option to get back into xp. Is there anyway to change anything (maybe boot.ini?) to allow me to boot into xp? Thanks
It's been a long time since I dual-booted xp and vista but I save the instructions. Vista and seven are basically the same thing. http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/winvista_install_04.asp
I installed 7 on a seperate HDD while xp was already installed and xp just dissapeared.. Thanks for the link though, I might have to reinstall both >8(
If you installed it to a separate hard disk then you should be OK, just remember to select the correct drive in the BIOS. FWIW though, always unplug the HDD you are not installing to when you setup windo0ws.
You won't have to reinstall either of them. For xp a simple fixmbr/fixboot will get it to boot again. With seven, you just need to run a repair from the dvd installation disk. To get them both to boot in a dual boot, you need to edit the BCD. When I dual booted xp/vista, they where both on the same drive and it went smoothly. You are doing the dual boot correctly, xp first/then seven added second.
Thanks guys, Figured it out. But now I have a new problem (Kinda). I have a gigabyte ud3p motherboard and theres 6 SATA ports which are all being used (5 HDD and 1 optical) and I want to add another HDD. While there are 2 purple "gSATA" ports, Im not sure if I should connect anything there. What do those ports do? I thought It would be easier to post this question here instead of a new topic because its kinda relevant.
You can use them fine. They just run off a separate controller since the Intel controller can only work with up to 6 ports. They are coloured purple to highlight that they use the other controller, the only practical downside of this is that they can't be run through the same RAID utility as the other ports.
Ok thanks alot. And just to be on the safe side, Im gonna put my dvdm drive and 5400Rpm green HDD in those 2 slots because they dont get used as often as my other HDDs.
