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Points split between jlevie and dlusty

Please leave any comments here within the next seven days.

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 &nbsp; &nbsp; I have Win XP Pro and Linux 8.0 on the same SCSI 160 harddrive. The Problem is that my BIOS does not recognize the scsi harddrive as my #1 Harddrive. &nbsp;When my IDE hardrives is plugged in I cannot boot into Linux. &nbsp;However if I unplug the IDE HD I can boot no Problem. &nbsp;Is there a utility or program that I can install to have my BIOS recognize my scsi as my #1 Harddrive..? 
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     I have Win XP Pro and Linux 8.0 on the same SCSI 160 harddrive. The Problem is that my BIOS does not recognize the scsi harddrive as my #1 Harddrive.  When my IDE hardrives is plugged in I cannot boot into Linux.  However if I unplug the IDE HD I can boot no Problem.  Is there a utility or program that I can install to have my BIOS recognize my scsi as my #1 Harddrive..? 

Dual Booting into Linux on SCSI Harddrive

Linux is a UNIX-like open source operating system with hundreds of distinct distributions, including: Fedora, openSUSE, Ubuntu, Debian, Slackware, Gentoo, CentOS, and Arch Linux. Linux is generally associated with web and database servers, but has become popular in many niche industries and applications.