Well, the subject says it...
I have installed Mandrake Linux 10.0 successful on my second
harddrive, and can run it, but can no longer boot Windows ME from my
primary IDE disk. In fact, when I try to use a boot disk, there are
no harddrives shown on the primary drive. I believe the problem
arises from something that Linux did to the Dynamic Drive Overlay.
DDO is a harddrive thing that allows older computers to recogonize
disks larger than they are supposed to be able to, I believe. What
has Linux done?
Some background information:
Primary HDD: Maxtor 120GB, 3 partitions (Windows OS, Programs, and
Storage)
Secondary HDD: Seagate 20GB (With Linux now on it)
Another question: I had a lot of problems when I took the secondary
drive out of Windows, because it shifted all the drive letters except
C: up one. Luckily, I found the program "Letter Assigner" and was
able to fix that. Having all my programs installed on the F drive
which suddenly change to E wreaked havoc on all of my shortcuts. That
brings me to the question: Is it worth it to have programs and such
separated from the OS? If not, what a pain it has been.
Any response is appreciated, as my computer is inoperational until I
can get Windows to boot. That is, unless I use Linux, but then I need
to configure CD-RW, wireless network card, etc... what a pain!
Aaron
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