non-expert said:
Want to perform install on 2nd drive as a 'just-in-case'.
Ideally would like option to choose between drives for boot.
Can I do the install without any hardware removal of the
primary (current boot) drive? Can the system be made
bootable to either drive by selection?
The easiest way to do that would be to "clone" the
partition containing your currently installed OS and
boot files over to another hard drive and to set up
the boot.ini file for multi-booting. But first, you must
choose which drive you want to hold the clone -
the 120GB PATA drive or the SCSI drive. If it's the
PATA drive, you'll find a lot more people who can help.
It currently takes magic to boot Windows from a USB
drive, so forget about that.
Secondly, do you have an empty 5 1/4" bay to house
a "mobile rack" or "drive caddy"?
Thirdly, do you have an unused backplane expansion
slot and would you find it convenient to house your
bootable backup drive in an external case?
*TimDaniels*