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 Posted: Tue, 3rd Apr 2012 11:06 Post subject: Disabling booting partition? |
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Ok, so I have a HDD here that has 2 partitions, one is a bootable Win7 partition, the other one for data storage.
Now I want to put that HDD in another PC, that already has another working and booting HDD inside. Obviously I don't want the HDD I put in to interfere with the other booting HDD.
Now I could just delete that partition, but I want to be able to put that first HDD back in the other PC sometime and not have to reinstall everything.
So is it possible to somehow disable the one partition that boots or some other way to make it not interfere with the booting process?
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garus
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Werelds
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| Posted: Tue, 3rd Apr 2012 12:03 Post subject: |
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Even when you use the boot selection popup? Usually the button for that is F11.
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Saner
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| Posted: Tue, 3rd Apr 2012 12:13 Post subject: |
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You can remove the bootable flag using gparted. - http://gparted.sourceforge.net/livecd.php
Dunno if it requires a format though
i would look for other options myself, but to each their own.
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I saw things like that in here and in other "woman problems" topics so...... Am I the only one that thinks some authorities needs to be alerted about Saner and him possibly being a rapist and/or kidnapper ? |
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Slizza
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| Posted: Tue, 3rd Apr 2012 12:20 Post subject: |
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No need for this.
As said, you just have the drive you want as a first boot device set as first boot device.
And you will be able to access the other HDD no probs.
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Saner
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| Posted: Tue, 3rd Apr 2012 12:22 Post subject: |
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And he has said his old mobo does not offer that (although I find that strange)
So I am pointing out another possible option.
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I saw things like that in here and in other "woman problems" topics so...... Am I the only one that thinks some authorities needs to be alerted about Saner and him possibly being a rapist and/or kidnapper ? |
Saner is not being serious. Unless its the subject of Santa!
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garus
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Saner
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| Posted: Tue, 3rd Apr 2012 12:30 Post subject: |
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To borrow the greatest reply of all time.
| Spazmotic wrote: | | I'm going to pretend I won this argument and never visit this thread again. |
| ragnarus wrote: |
I saw things like that in here and in other "woman problems" topics so...... Am I the only one that thinks some authorities needs to be alerted about Saner and him possibly being a rapist and/or kidnapper ? |
Saner is not being serious. Unless its the subject of Santa!
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But the new one should be alright then 
