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    6860fx; Question regarding dual boot setup...

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by e7s, Jun 18, 2008.

  1. e7s

    e7s Newbie

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    Hello,

    With all the fun i've had with this laptop already and making it work well with FFXI i've decided my best direction to go with it is setting up a dual boot system Vista Ultimate 64-bit and XP Pro 32-bit. My question regarding this, after I format my harddrive (want to take off Gateways Vista version) and install Vista and XP will I need to re-install bios the most recent bios? Does the format delete it?

    It will be my first attempt at setting up a dual boot system, but for my sanities sake I need to make this system work for me.

    Thanks in advance
     
    e7s, Jun 18, 2008
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  2. Rasu

    Rasu Notebook Enthusiast

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    Once you reformat, no, you will not need to reinstall BiOS. BiOS is on a chip on the motherboard and is not on your hard drive.
     
    Rasu, Jun 19, 2008
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  3. M3lvn

    M3lvn Notebook Consultant

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    Btw, when you install a multi-boot (dual-boot) system its always best to install the OSes in a oldest to newest order.
     
    M3lvn, Jun 19, 2008
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    i think you better start here first....
    http://www.pronetworks.org/index.php/software/detailed/vistabootpro_3/
    and no you dont need to update the bios.
     
    Johnksss, Jun 19, 2008
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