Replacing A HDD in a Dual Drive System

[Rashkae]

Jeffrey Tooker wrote:
> I am running an Ubuntu XP dual drive system.  When the system boots it 
> comes up to the system choices.  The Ubuntu options are listed first 
> (8.04)  Then the "Other System".  In this case it is the XP Home 
> Edition, which is on a separate drive.  I would like to replace the  XP 
> drive and do a clean install of XP on the new drive.  From what I can 
> see of the  boot sequence I should be able to remove the old XP drive 
> and replace it with a new drive.  I should  then be able to start the 
> system and go to the new disk and install the new XP program on the new 
> disk.  Is this correct or possible?
>

Yes, quite possible, however, I *strong* suggest you disconnect your
Ubuntu drive when you install Windows.  Then, after install, you can
re-connect Ubuntu drive, tell your bios to boot from it, and everything
should work as before.  If it doesn't, you can use the BIOS to select
which drive to boot from until you figure out what needs be changed in Grub.