Joined
·
5,218 Posts
Have a normal install of Windows on the first drive.Then switch the drives so the Windows drive is now not the primary.not the boot drive.Now make the other drive the boot drive,install Linux on it.The Linux boot utility should reconize Windows on the 2nd drive and give you a boot option for Windows.This is the safest way,as Linux won't overwrite the Windows boot record and if you have to,you can switch drives and boot Windows alone again.The most recent Linux's support most SATA but seem to prefer IDE drives.If your Windows is split on both drives.Switch the master and put Linux on the new master.