Dual Boot Windows & Linux from TWO Separate SSD's (One SSD for Windows and one SSD for Linux)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ย. 2024
- In the previous video, I showed how to dual boot Windows and Linux from just one SSD - where you have both Windows and Linux on the same drive separated by a partition.
A better way to dual boot Windows and Linux is to have each Operating System on its own separate drive. So in this video, I have installed a second SSD and I will be showing you how to install and boot to Linux on that second SSD.
thank you bro, everytime i try to watch dualboot videos it's just one drive. but i found ur video and i can now dualboot from seperate drives. i liked ur video
Same bro. It took me years to find this 😂
Dude, be careful. There's an Evangelion on your desk.
lmfao why no comments yet
@@LucFx17 tgeirs yours
SHINJI GET OUT OF THE EVA RIGHT NOW! 😂
Lol
i wasnt even thinking about actual reasons to install both OS's on separate drives I just didn't feel like dealing with partitions lmao
Bro next time you record a video either increase your windows scale to 200% or record it in 4k(im assuming that you are using 4k) and you should turn that noise cancellation on your microphone and you are good
nevertheless video was helpful
Just checked your recent your last videos you improved a lot
Why you didn't capture screen?
This is great! I didn't figure out the boot is F11 until i watched the video (everywhere else said F10/F12/Esc/Delete but none worked for me)
nice tutorial, thank you, do you know how to remove the linux system, just erase the ssd which the linux is located is ok?
So I installed CachyOS and when I reboot there is no dual boot option, it just goes right into Windows 11. I went into my BIOS and went to HDD BBS Priorities and placed the Linux boot manager first but that did not make any difference at all. To be clear I installed CachyOS on an 8TB drive that is different than the 1TB NVME drive Windows is installed on. Any suggestions?
I installed endavour os on a seperate drive and it broke my windows boot manager somehow??
Great video, have had to come here a few times as a reminder.
Hey I have a big problem and need help I downloaded Kali and it asked me to install grub so I Said yes but now I can't boot into windows drive anymore I can still see it in my Linux but whatever I do I can't boot into it
Do you install linux in the simple installation mode ?
I have been wanting to setup a dual boot for a while so that I can still use windows while I get used to linux. Everything you showed in the videos seems simple enough. But my question is this. In my case I have multiple standalone SATA drives(not USB) that only contain media files(no OS files or programs), will those drives be accessible by both the windows OS and the linux OS? They are all standard NTFS.
When I follow your video, in the installation type part, i select the erase option like you do but it show install now instead of continue. I am not able to pick the other SSD. I don’t know what is wrong. Cause when I use the window I am able to detect another ssd
Very good video! How could I make both OS appear in the boot?
If I install Linux to a fresh ssd and unplug my existing drives, it won’t give me any troubles booting up windows?
My sata hdd is not detected by linux , only it shows bootable usb drive for installation.
Hi... I'm looking for a solution that just turns off the device I'm not booting from. That way I can be sure both environments can remain unaffected by the other. I know there's a way to disable drives in BIOS but I want to know if there's a hardware level solution for this. Is there a motherboard that allows to switch drives on & off? Please answer.
mhm for me it only shows NFTS & exFAT
Why fat32?
awesome video, so helpful, just what i was looking for, also that's a BadAss looking computer.
Can I do this with two windows 10 ? I want to separate my systems one for gaming and one for music production
I’m thinking of switching from software dev to security. Are you in Denver? I’d love to have a chat sometime.
Very clear! Thank you!
I installed 5 OSes on 5 separate SSD, including Windows 11, macOS, Arch, Fedora and Gentoo. Recently I tried to update Windows 11 from 21H2 to 23H2 several times, all trials end up in failure. The only solution is to disconnect all other drives except the Windows from my computer, then 23H2 installation succeeded. Have you encountered this kind of issues?
Stay away from Windows 11, especially 23H2 and above. Artificial intelligence is embedded. That's dangerous and risky technology. I'm doing all I can to stay away from A.I. >> Unfortunately, it's been in graphics cards, especially Nvidia, and even AMD and Intel will be doing it. So because A.I. is like an octopus and can not be guaranteed to stay local, it's a big concern the majority have. We all need to be aware. I won't even use Brave or their search engine either because of AI. Duckduckgo is all I use with Firefox or Tor. It's just sad that corporations don't give us more choices in refusing and blocking this horrible duality tech.
I have the two operating systems on separate drives, when I boot the computer they both appear as an option, however, when Linux Mint goes to boot all I get is a black screen and a command prompt with this on it 👉 GRUB>_
It flashes, waiting for me to type something in order to continue to LinuX Mint. When I disconnect the Windows hard drive the Linux operating system boots without any problems. I used 'EasyBCD' to dual boot them too, but still no joy. Does anyone know how fix this?
I installed linux on an ssd. I dont like it. How do i install windows on that ssd? I only have one ssd. Please help.
Same way you installed Linux. Get windows 11 in a pendrive, Format your SSD to NTFS and flash the windows into the formated SSD
bro wtf is that computer
Hi bro can I install 3-4 os in a physical machine not using virtulization like different version of windows and different flavour of linux os? What will be the procedure which has to be installed first windows or linux and does every os be installed on different partitions. Also if I need to install multiple flavor of linux like ubuntu, rocky, centos on one physical systems without windows is that possible.Please reply
All this tech, no hr microphone / tie mic
on one ssd you can be normal functioning human and on other you can be a degenerate like rest of us!
It was a great waste of time seeing your untidy video
Thanks, this is exactly what I was looking for as I just bought a NVMe SSD to install linux on it ( I have Win10 on my SATA SSD). I want to try either the latest Fedora or Arch Linux, but I wasn't sure how to go about the GPT partitions and the bootloader.
So basically you choose the setup option to use the entire second SSD, it will create another EFI system partition on that and install GRUB on it, then you configure GRUB to chainload the Windows bootloader on the other disk, right?
I wasn't sure whether you need to create some other GPT partitions on the Windows disk in order to have this setup working, but I guess it's simpler than I thought.
Great tutorial. I followed your instructions and now I have Ubuntu on my new SSD, and Windows working exactly as it was on SSD1. Smooth. Sleek. Thank You.
Did you need to disable secure boot or bitlocker?
@@more-sun sorry for late answer but no, you don't need to disable secure boot for ubuntu
for easy way to get into the boot manager open command prompt type command "shutdown /r /o". this will automatically shutdown the computer restart and go straight into advance boot options. /r = restarts the computer after shutdown. /o = goes to the Advanced boot options menu and restarts the device. This option must be used with the /r option. You can also use /t and a number after to shutdown and restart after a certain number of seconds if your still working something. example = shutdown /r /o /t 30
Thats useful, I may make that a batch file
you should probably add that going into command prompt as admin and typing shutdown /? at the prompt will bring up the documentation for this command where you can see /r and /o are explained where /? is just the help option. Don't forget the space between the command and the option and between the options when executing any command
can i install linux on a second ssd drive but the drive contains two partitions, one partition will be for files that i store in windows and second partition is for the linux os itself?
i don’t think u understand how helpful this video is to people. they wrote in multiple forums to DISCONNECT the windows hard drive before installing Linux…💀
Is that bad
@@finnshackelford8814it's not bad if you are careful but generally you should not mess with the hardware unless it's very necessary
i mean if you want to make ABSOLUTELY 100% sure that your distro's installer doesn't mess up the windows partition, that is also a solution
Hey man! I installed Linux Mint this way but I now want to switch to Arch Linux. What would be the safest way to format my Mint SSD so I can install Arch there? Much appreciated in advance bro, happy to see you uploaded a vid a bit ago :D
Just transfer your important files into a usb or external drive, and delete the system. Then install archlinux from a usb
@@stopname Yep! Managed to get it all working in the end, was much easier than I expected thankfully :)
@@MaxJM711congrats, starting my journey into Linux soon
@@shadowseek27 Best of luck with it! In the end I've gone with NixOS and it's just absolutely perfect for me because of the DX, it's just insane the amount of things it can allow you to do
I was recommended to install Linux Mint, but now you want Arch instead? May I ask why the change of mind for a different distro? I'm a newbie, so I want to save time and wasted energy. I want something that looks and feels more like a GUI. I know countless people who love and use Linux Mint for this reason and for playing Steam Games
Is it the same for linux mint, I really dont want to erase anything on my pc or wreck it and im really confused with selecting the drive.
I'm thinking about doing this because I just ordered my first desktop PC and I went all out because I want to do some gaming and some AI stuff, especially stable diffusion, but I heard Linux is better than windows for some AI stuff, plus I've never used Linux but love the idea of it.
Really now? You record the monitor with a camera!?
Agree would have expected better equipment from a guy with that futuristic PC on his desk. The sound is also terrible.
I did everything in the video, but when I choose the disk with Ubuntu installed on it in the boot menu, it just boots into windows.
I checked disk management and the drive with Ubuntu installed is showing with the proper partitions, but idk why the system won't boot into it.
Can anyone help? Thanks in advance!
I have a Dell XPS with Linux currently installed. I was hoping to purchase a second SSD to install Windows 10 to dual boot. Can this be done in reverse order?
His PC looks so cool wtf. Looks like a transformers head😂
Is it possible to have macos and linux in 2 seperate ssd in macbook while following this guide?
I only used Linux (Ubuntu now) and decided to add Windows 10 Pro. I don't like Windows at all and will use it rarely. My machine default boots to Ubuntu and I want it that way. I installed Windows on a separate SSD (don't want windows buggering everything up) and physically disconnected my Ubuntu SSD before installing windows because I don't trust Microsoft. Now I have both OS's installed but when I want to load Windows I have to go into BIOS and tell it to boot from windows disk / part. Not really a big deal but would love for GRUB to provide the Windows option. GRUB does not see the Windows partition on the other drive. I commented "GRUB_DISABLE_OS_PROBER=false" updated GRUB etc... Maybe I need a custom menu? I would prefer GRUB to handle the multi-OS-boot.
take a shower man
Thanks for the video. It appears to work. I’ll do some more work tomorrow (setup). It was nice knowing which drive to choose, since the drives in the drop-down are complex names.
Thank you for the video. I see you're using bluetooth M+KB. How did you get this to work with selecting OS on startup in dual boot? My bluetooth only engages after i launch into some OS.
Most likely a mouse/keyboard that uses a dongle that acts like it's hard wired.
My Linux SSD filesystem is ext4, and windows ofc is nfs (or smth like that I forgot), can I copy or paste from between OS disks?
It's best to use two separate SSD or NVme drives. You can use an external USB 3.1/C case for Linux and boot from it each time whenever you want. That way, you can disconnect the external drive with Linux whenever you choose. Do you have a tutorial for installing Linux Mint in the same way so we see what's best to do or not do during the installation? I have one other question. Is there a program that I can install that boots up automatically that gives me a choice to click on which drive OS I want to boot from without needing to go into boot manager by hitting a key quickly in boot up each time? I also have Secure Boot and TPM 2.0 enabled in BIOS, just FYI. Thanks for the help.
Hi please help me!!!(THANK YOU)
OLD SSD - OS, and games (but now, working as a VA, and the company downloaded work tools and SENTINEL ONE, which blocked the Vanguard of VALORANT or Riot- Online Game)
OLD HDD - Pics, docs, files
NEW SSD - Empty (Planning to install OS(Windows 10 or 11) )
As per my coworkers who had the same issue before, they did a dual boot. However, my OLD SDD and OLD HDD are almost full to follow this tuts, to customize drivers sizes. What I am planning to do is to add NEW SSD then install OS and ALL OF MY GAMES before, and then I want my NEW SSD and OLD HDD to be together, like my new personal computer. And then my OLD SSD to be my work computer, run alone when working, and not be able to read the other two drivers OLD HDD and NEW SSD because if so, Sentinel One will just read drivers and still be able to block the Valorant that I will install in the NEW SSD. Is it possible? If this is possible, do you have tutorials or am I just going to do the same as your tutorial above and that's it? or maybe some keywords I can search about it?
I hope I explained it and you got my point, sorry, English is not my first language. My bad.
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!! Hope you notice me, gaming is part of my life.
Thanks for an excellent video. I'm using a Dell Precision T1650. I was able to install Ubuntu as you describe. I have to hit F12 to select the boot source. Is there a way to get it to default to Ubuntu? If I do nothing Windows appears.
Thanks!
Great video. Thanks to you that I finally was able to access my Zorin on a separate ssd. I have another ssd with Linux Mint on it. I was wondering how to add it to the list on the boot loader. After I kept hitting F11 on my keyboard I only see windows 11 & Zorin for right now. Please help.
Can u create a dual boot dual drive video where both systems are encrypted (Linux: LUKS; Win:Veracrypt)? How does one do this and have a UEFI working bootloader?
Can i use rufus or ventoy to make a bootable instead of etcher?
Very helpful, thank you
Bro I can’t thank you enough for making this video, everyone! Share the knowledge! More people need to know this!
is that a tv? which one u r using?
It's a larger gaming monitor. That's too big for me. I wouldn't like the desktop icons and windows being forced smaller like that. The biggest monitor I would ever use is 27 inches for this reason
Should I choose NTFS or exFAT for my new SSD that will be having Linux?
Lost me in the partition steps, it would have been clearer to just start over without that previous installation
Etcher never works for me for some reason, but Rufus is a good alternative.
what's your monitor?
what's the size?
So one doesnt need to worry about bitlocker or secure boot the bios?
I'm going to do this. Easy as. Thanks bro.
Did you saw any issue if linux is installed first?
So jealous of your computer tower..
That doesn't gonna work. 😂😂😂😂
What m.2 drives do you recommend
Fat 32 is old. obsolete. My win 10 doesn't give that option.
I wouldn't say fat32 is obsolete, it offers the best compatibility. The partition on the thumb drive must be less than 32gigs. If you have a thumb drive that is larger than that, it may already be formatted in NTFS instead. You will either need to manually create a smaller partition in the drive, or I believe windows should be able to do it for you. There may also be a CMD or Powershell command for it, but im not sure off hand.
Thank God. Thankyou.
F11 doesn't work on my alienware aurora r16. Is there another keyboard shortcut?
Try Del, or sometimes f6-12. Sometimes Esc is also correct. Mash the button after turning on from a shutdown and one of those should work. If not just Google your manufacturers bios key.
Amazing tutorial. I'll use same method on my computer.
Hm...thank you for this video, but unfortunately this is not exactly what I need. I have my Windows on one Drive, and another SSD which I split into two partitions. One part should be further reserved for files from windows and the other part is for the ubuntu installation. Erasing the disk would mean both partitions would be erased, right?
Bro in this case, it will ask you whether you need your windows os to be there with the installation of ubuntu, and then choose yes, so now you have the linux and windows in the same storage device
You have to do manual partition in that case.
Whooaa..your system..
2 exact same SSD models are a bad idea you could have wiped out your windows10 drive easily so better off with a different model or capacity.
can i use hdd and ssd?
@@Michelle_01_mk Use HDD as common drive. Format it with exfat.
worked for me. thanks
every time i turn on the pc i have to go to BIOS? how to make GRUB do that for me? so i can choose the so i want without go to BIOS. is it possible?
have u found the answer? i am wondering the same
in case you haven't found out how; just select the drive with GRUB and Linux on it and you should be able to select Windows or Linux from GRUB
Thnx
Bruh sort that audio out
Nice, now I can't boot windows
Good tutorial but whatever that microphone is needs to be thrown into a dump. Please get an actually good one, doesn't have to be top-tier.
wow what a poor quality video. to much background noise. no likes here. i need to learn this stuff but to many distractions. maybe a version2.0?
cant you just extract the iso file into the designated usb drive and not use that program? like if you have 7zip, winrar, or zipme on hand then you cant literally just extract the folders into the usb. also, couldnt you just flash it on the drive your using? then it's already for boot installation?
"An ISO is a collection of files. A live/bootable USB is a USB with a specific structure. Just like your computer, your USB will be formatted a certain way, have a boot sector, a file system in a particular structure, and any other partitions as needed.
Usually for linux there's 2 or more partitions. But the reason for flashing is that it's not just "copying" the files, but preparing the drive. It'll format the drive, write the boot sector/boot information, put the files in the appropriate structure/unzip as necessary, and confirm the integrity of everything." -Reddit
Wow thank you so much - great detailed explanation! Took too long for me to find this video 😅
Also nice rig