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    T61 Dual Boot W7 64 Bit on a New Drive in Ultra Bay

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by BaldwinHillsTrojan, Nov 8, 2009.

  1. BaldwinHillsTrojan

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    I want to dual boot my T61 with a new drive in the Ultra Bay. Vista will remain on the original drive for now with W7 on the new drive.

    Anyone try this? Any issues? Do I have to tinker with the BIOS each time I start up to decide on the OS to use?

    Anyone try the Hitachi Travelstar 320B 7200RPM in the Ultrabay? Heat? Ultrabay slows down the OS?

    If I like W7 I plan to swap the drives and use the current HDD in the Ultrabay? With the OS loaded on the newdrive this will be a simple swap?

    Also anyone got a list of step by step instructions to load Lenovo drivers after W7 installation? Which Lenovo drivers or software to load first and best order?

    Thanks!
     
    BaldwinHillsTrojan, Nov 8, 2009
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