Power switch for 2 harddrives

[Chief]

If you have 2 hd's with dif os's can you install a power switch between them to shut one off and boot off the other and vise-versa?If the primary ide cable is plugged into both but power is only going to one do you see any conflicts?I know all the other ways to dual boot so I only need an answer to this question.

[JigPu]

There probably shouldn't be any problems with that as long as you don't accidently switch on the other HD while the comp is running :eek:

I don't do exactly the same thing, but I have my IDE hooked up to two drives and switch the molex between the two (also setting the BIOS to boot off secondary). Never had any problems caused by having a 'dead' secondary on the chain, so I wouldn't imagine there being any with a second 'dead' primary.

JigPu

[pik4chu]

Ive seen a piece of hardware that can allow you to select up to 3 (maybe 4) different drives to boot from. I think its called the OS Selector, or something equaly cheesy sounding :) If you wanted an official solution

[Yosk]

Just make sure computer is off when switching drives :) .

[Cyrix_2k]

And to keep you from switching the drive accidently and keep everyone else from fooling with your comp, install a three way keyed switch. Left = one HDD, center = no HDD, and right = other HDD. Just my 2 cents.

Cyrix

[raven]

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raven