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    i got the studio 17 with two harddrives

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Darius45, Aug 26, 2008.

  1. Darius45

    Darius45 Notebook Enthusiast

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    i was wondering how i can install xp on one harddrive and vista on the other. any help will be apperciated
     
    Darius45, Aug 26, 2008
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    steb Notebook Geek

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    theoretically yes - although when I tried to load the 32bit XP install disc (with SP3 slipstreamed)... but it blue screened almost right away. I Imagine that it is due to a driver/hardware issue...

    anyone else experience this with XP?

    I was able to put a copy of OSX on a parition without any major issues (aside from wifi & sound not working). I have several mac's in the house so I thought it would be fun to try.

    I was also able to install ubuntu linux on without any issues....
     
    steb, Aug 27, 2008
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    JTOverath Notebook Evangelist

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    You likely either need to switch the drive controller to ATA mode or slipstream the Intel storage drivers in.
     
    JTOverath, Aug 28, 2008
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    aha. imagined it would be a SATA problem...perhaps I'll install again later. thx.
     
    steb, Aug 28, 2008
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