Wanting to run two different OS ... If you have 2 drives I would definitively takes advantage of it and install the OS on both them, and not just different part ...

krauti · 01-03-2010, 12:29 PM

I've received a M6400 from Dell for me damaged M90 and will replace the original 150GB drive with a 350GB drive I have and add a 500GB drive which I should receive from Dell tomorrow.

As I use the laptop at work for running UG-NX5 on it I'd like to install Vista 64 bit, but also would like to try Windows 7 (which Dell said they can't upgrade me to so I might have to buy it).

What I'm not sure about is if I should install one OS on one drive and the other on the second drive or partition one of the drives and install both OS on that drive. Guess if I install one OS per drive one drive could go down and I can still use the other.

I'm not in a big hurry on this one as I haven't received the Vista 64 Bit DVD from Dell yet and can wait a bit on this. If any of you guys have any suggestions please let me know.

Thanks

qhn · 01-03-2010, 02:27 PM

If you have 2 drives I would definitively takes advantage of it and install the OS on both them, and not just different partitions.

cheers ...

01-03-2010, 12:29 PM	#1
krauti Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 14 Credits: 295	Wanting to run two different OS I've received a M6400 from Dell for me damaged M90 and will replace the original 150GB drive with a 350GB drive I have and add a 500GB drive which I should receive from Dell tomorrow. As I use the laptop at work for running UG-NX5 on it I'd like to install Vista 64 bit, but also would like to try Windows 7 (which Dell said they can't upgrade me to so I might have to buy it). What I'm not sure about is if I should install one OS on one drive and the other on the second drive or partition one of the drives and install both OS on that drive. Guess if I install one OS per drive one drive could go down and I can still use the other. I'm not in a big hurry on this one as I haven't received the Vista 64 Bit DVD from Dell yet and can wait a bit on this. If any of you guys have any suggestions please let me know. Thanks

01-03-2010, 02:27 PM	#2
qhn ... am invisible Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 26,514 Reviews: 8 Benchmarks: 18 Credits: 74,128	If you have 2 drives I would definitively takes advantage of it and install the OS on both them, and not just different partitions. cheers ... __________________ m6805@3700; SZ71WN/C ; Macbook 2ghz/4gig/250gb/superdrive; 7811FX are u Folding@Home? - Firefox Beta - MediaPortal "the" Media Centre/HTPC!

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