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[JB <yonaton@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wednesday 28 February 2007 23:46, Felix Miata wrote: 

> On 2007/02/28 07:36 (GMT-0600) JB apparently typed:

> >   If I open the case and remove the main hdd from the cabling, so that if
> > the system's restarted all the bios will see is one hdd, the 'spare', and
> > install the W98 on that, then once it's all done hook my main hdd back up
> > and start the system, will I be able to just go into YaST and have it
> > find the new OS and add it to fstab?
>
> You may not even need to open the case. If you do, whether you can simply
> disconnect your Linux HDD depends on how your other HDD is cabled. If your
> 2nd is no a slave, then it would have to be rejumpered to master for the
> procedure.
>
> If you have no FAT or FAT32 partitions on your Linux HDD, you should be
> able to create the primary that 98 requires using Linux on the 2nd HDD and
> have 98 install to it, without opening the case. 98 has to go on C:, which
> is the first visible FAT primary the 98 installer can find, regardless how
> the device is jumpered or cabled.
>
> >   Is there an easier way than the above?
>
> http://mrmazda.no-ip.com/install-doz-after.html might give you ideas.

  Thank Felix, this looks the same as Frank's suggestion and looks even 
simpler than piddlin' with the bios anytime I want to boot into windoze.
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