two hdd

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  1. razRA

    razRA MDL Junior Member

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    #1 razRA, Mar 16, 2014
    OK, if anyone can know what will happen.. ? I got a laptop which supports two hdd. On one hdd I installed windows 7 but without the other hdd attached to the laptop. And ive done the same way with the other hdd and i install windows 8 on it. Now what am worried a bit if I plug both hdd to be both at the same time inside the laptop will damage any windows? or it will give me the option to choose what OS to boot? :confused:
     
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    #2 s1ave77, Mar 16, 2014
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    Nothing to be afraid about here :D. Only thing is, you don't have a boot manager, so it needs to set the drive you want to boot from in BIOS/UEFI boot options to position 1. Depending which HDD is selected your laptop will boot into Win 7 or 8.



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  3. razRA

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    #4 s1ave77, Mar 16, 2014
    For Win 8 i recommend to do a statup repair and see if it helps. You'll need to boot from Win 8 install media and choose the repair options at the bottom of the page that will also start the Setup.

    Seems the BIOS is very limitted :D.

    To have a boot loader it would need to install second OS with the first HDD still attached. In case one system isn't recognised afterwards, a Startup Repair is required.
     
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    #5 razRA, Mar 16, 2014 (OP)
    I will try the repair on windows 8 .. if will not work ... well I don't want to re-install windows 7 so I will use One HDD at a time :D sounds stupid but might work in my issue
     
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    #6 s1ave77, Mar 16, 2014
    As always ... adapt to your liking :D.
     
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    #7 razRA, Mar 16, 2014 (OP)
    Now windows 8 boot ok without repair but it seems I will not have dual boot I done the mistake to install them individually ..must be a way to do it from inside windows 8 maybe with cmd :confused:
     
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    #8 s1ave77, Mar 16, 2014
    No way via cmd to my knowledge, but Partition Managers like the one from Paragon should have such an option.
     
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    #10 hellowasif, Mar 17, 2014
    If bios don't have the option of choosing the HDD to boot first. U can install both windows on same hardisk but on different Partions and than when u will restart the PC u will be asked which windows u want to boot ...!!!
     
  11. razRA

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    #11 razRA, Mar 17, 2014 (OP)
    Thanks urie ! The software that you indicate worked. I just had a small error on first boot but I put windows 7 installation disc and I've done a repair .. and now windows 8 when boots it give me two options to boot from windows 7 or windows 8.1. Yooooohooo thanks urie !!! :shake: