I've tried the live version of Linux Ubuntu. I was able to see all my hard disks but couldn't work with any of them.\n\nI was told that if I install Ubuntu in another partition of my main harddisk, I won't be able to see (or work with) any NTFS partition or harddisk. Is this true? Tell me how this works because I won't install the OS if I'm not sure if I'll be able to see all of my disks.
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no ntfs does not work with linux, NTFS is a file system supported  by windows and linux has its own file system.
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If you get the message "Non system disk" upon bootup and you can't get rid of it, it looks like your hard drive crashed.  If the boot sector on the hard drive is toast, it can't boot up and you'll get that message.\n\nAs for fixing it... I honestly hope you didn't have anything important on it.\n\nLets see... Double-check there's no disks in any drives, including CD-ROMs.  Try going into your BIOS setup and resetting it to the defaults. If none of this works, you may have to take more drastic measures.\n\nIf you have another PC, you can take the hard drive out and put it in as a slave in the second PC. This will at least allow you to copy off anything you need.\n\nIf you don't have another PC, you can try re-installing windows over itself. Just make sure you don't re-format or re-partition in the process.  As long as you keep the current file system, you won't lose any data.
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Install the "Ext2 Installable File System For Windows" driver. It supports ext3 as well, and you will be able to see your Linux partition in Windows Explorer as an ordinary drive next to your Windows partitions.
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That's going to be a bit tough unless you mount some kind of file system to store data.  You can't write anything, not even temp files, to the cd.\n\nHere's a link that explains how to mount a filesystem like Window NTFS.  http://linux.web.psi.ch/livecd/access_disk.html\n\nYou could also allocate disk space to a linux partition and mount that with your live cd.\n\nHere's another article that explains how to put a live cd distro on a USB key and create a writable /home partition on it, too. http://linux.web.psi.ch/livecd/usbdisk.html
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Well if you get lucky it will let you reinstall over the top of the current install.  It should ask you for a Repair or if you can tell it to, you can tell it to resintall selecting NEW install, just tell it to LEAVE the current partition alone and DO NOT format.
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Drives Compatible !\n\ni understand, u mean if hard-drive compatible 2 new pc / platform\n--- absolutely\nno problem at all in installing hard drive into other pc\n\nProblem 1 you will face is during bootup, cause info in BIOS is of earlier hard-drive. Just save changes and exit bios \nProblem 2 you will face is when windows is loading ... environment is totally different, so u allways get a message "new hardware found" , be prepared with Windows / OS install disk & you may need to install drivers \n\nMay take awhile, but once done , u r through ...\n- best of luck !
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Why don't you try the live on cd versions of most of these distributions, before you decide on the version you install? Advantages are, you'll be able to select the one whose look and feel suit you best, and you will also know your hardware compatibility with each distribution before you actually install it. \nI've been meddling around with the live on cd versions of Mandriva, Linspire and PCLinuxOS. You might even think about ease of installation, in which case you could visit www.slynux.org, or try PCLinuxOS. \nI personally am planning on installing Mandriva or Ubuntu. Will be giving it a bit more thought, though!\nA list of distributions is available at :\nhttp://www.linux.org
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It's not really a problem, this is often done when you want to have a machine dual boot, lets say... windows xp, and windows 98. Xp uses ntfs, and 98 uses Fat32.
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YAY! Another one converted!\n\nThis has always been a troublesome thing.  I'm not going to lie to you.  If this is done incorrectly, you can completly delete all windows data and everything that is sacred to you.\n\nI DO NOT want you to try this until someone with more exprience than I comes and checks this for accuracy.\n\nThat being said, lets begin.\n\nYour first and very important choice, what version of Linux do you want? For a beginner such as yourself, I suggest a version with a self installer: Xandros or Red Hat Fedora.  \n\nOnce you visit one of their sites and download their package, burn it onto a DVD or a few CDs.  \n\nBefore you use this, you need to set aside extra room on your hard drive for Linux.  You can do this by getting Ranish Partition Manager at: http://www.ranish.com/part/ and take some space (at least 8 GB) out of your Windows partition. Leave this data in unformated space (no partiton format)\n\nPut this disk into the correct drive, and proceed to make your partitions.  The self-installers should be able to select the extra space you made before and utilize it to make Linux.  \n\nA new boot loader will be installed and you can select either Linux or Windows (sometimes labled as DOS).  \n\nYou can change the default Operating System the Boot Loader boots into, but be careful. Run your system in Linux.  When you have booted up, open the following file: /etc/grub.conf \nWhen you open this file there will be a text editor which will have one line that reads: \ndefault=0\nDepending on what your bootloader recognized Windows as on the list change the 0 to an number 0-4.\n\ne.x. (This is the boot manager)\n0.Linux\n1.Tools\n2.Expert\n3.Windows (or DOS)\n\nIn that list you would want to select 3. So, change the default to:\ndefault=3
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What about the option of dual booting??\nNo need to back up when Vista is on a completely different partition. If you need help with dual boot, check out www.lifehacker.com, they did a step by step last week I believe...might have been earlier this week.
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well lemme help u as i am a linux user myself. now linux hits hieght on download. if u think u can manage a downlod of that size fine. next, the downloaded files have a .iso extension. they ARE SUPPOSED TO BE BURNT TO CDS. if u have a cd writer all u do is put in a blank cd and brn the iso file to ur cd. or if this is too complicated please double click on the iso file. that'll open up ur cd writing software. next linux installations r terribly easy. when u put the linux cd u burnt the iso to, in ur cd drive and restart ur system ( if ur bios is configured to boot from cd drive. usually all pcs purchased in the last 5 years are) it boots from ur cd. now it asks u if u wanna multiboot ur pc (that is run two operating systems) or erase all data and put linux on the system. if u wanna multiboot follow the options it gives u. basically it'll config ur keyboard etc. now it comes to partitioning HDs. if u already have an existing partition just select it. in the screen that appears select the size of the partition u wanna put in and go back to the partitin menu. now set apart some memory for ur swap file. this file manages ur pc if u have run out of RAM space. swap file is to be twice ur RAM size. then load the grub boot loader or lilo boot loader onto ur HD and that should be it. this is not a very detailed installation manual. i am just telling u the basics of an installation. if u find it difficult do a google search on the distro u have. the results are very good but they follow the same lines i have mentioned.\ngood luck
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What says disk mode? When are you doing when you get this message? What is not working? If you get a message asking if its ok to disconnect, say ok.\n\nYour question is too vague. Please be more specific.
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well the disks won't help you, you may have too much stored on the harddrive already, try deleting some large or unimportant files from your computer and try again, no promise it will work.  If you have any more questions about this, feel free to e-mail me!
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You can make your system dual boot either on two physical disks or one logical disk. Some Linux distributions already come with set up software to repartition Windows drives and make thm dual boot or you can use a program like Partition Magic which has a wizard for that function.
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First remove all partitions from your hard drive. Then try fdisk /mbr Then install your OS. Windows stinks, use linux ;)
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I really dont think that is possible. \nYou will have to partition the drive while installing linux. I think that is because linux uses its own type of a file system other than windows. \nWhen i installed Mandrake on a pc that was already running windows 2k, the mandrake installation made a partition of its own n installed. However, it was dual boot.
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If you're using an older OS like Win98, it can't see ntfs partitions.  It sounds like the 120GB drive is formatted in ntfs and the recovery partition is formatted in FAT32 (which all Windows OS recognizes).\n\nI suggest reformatting the drive in FAT32 or upgrade to WinXP.