abferm Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 I have a nice new laptop running Windows, and I want to run BackTrack on it without messing with the partitions. So, I would like to install it to an external drive. Can I do this without messing up the Windows boot. I want to be able to boot Windows without having to have the external plugged in on boot. Is there a simple way to do this? I guess I could temporarily remove the internal HDD for the install, but I don't want to if I don't have to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr-Protocol Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 First off, can your laptop boot from eSATA? If so then just boot from the live DVD, install to the correct drive via the (ubuntu) wizard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abferm Posted July 11, 2011 Author Share Posted July 11, 2011 Yes, the laptop supports booting from eSATA. I thought a regular install would make changes to the boot sector of the first HDD, or is that only if you are installing to a partition on your first HDD? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infiltrator Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 (edited) Yes, the laptop supports booting from eSATA. I thought a regular install would make changes to the boot sector of the first HDD, or is that only if you are installing to a partition on your first HDD? I think you will find this articles quite useful. http://lifehacker.com/5403100/dual+boot-windows-7-and-ubuntu-in-perfect-harmony http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1035999 Edited July 12, 2011 by Infiltrator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abferm Posted July 12, 2011 Author Share Posted July 12, 2011 OK, I didn't know I could specify which drive GRUB was installed on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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