Can I Boot to Windows off 2nd Installed Hard Drive (Disk 1)
If I installed a 2nd "cloned" hard drive (Disk 1) on a PC running XP, and the main hard drive (drive 0) crashed and won't boot to Windows, is it possible to "switch" to Disk 1 in Setup and boot to windows off of that 2nd HDD?
If so, how do I switch over?
Also, this is an old Dell Dimension 8100 with one of their very expensive non-standard power supplies... only 250 watts. Would it be a strain on the power supply to have and extra hard drive installed?
The reason for these questions is the main hard drive keeps getting corrupted every few months for no obvious reason and won't boot to Windows. I have a backup clone that I have to physically install, boot up, then format and clone the corrupted drive. Since I already replaced the main drive with a new one, which did not solve the problem, I'm just guessing it may be the power supply, so I don't want to over tax it if adding a 2nd HDD would do so. A new PS would cost more than the PC is worth. My wife just uses it for email and a bit of web surfing, so even though it's ancient, it's adequate for her.
Thanks...
Can a 250w Power Supply Handle 2 Internal PATA Hard Drives
I have an old Dell Dimension 8100 with one of their very expensive non-standard power supplies... only 250 watts.
Would it be a strain on the power supply to have and extra PATA hard drive installed? (total of 2)