Explanation of Dual-Boot

alxdotnet · 04-22-2004, 09:14 AM

Hey all! Weird question: would someone mind explaining that two OSes (XP and Mandrake 10) installed in a dual boot (Lilo) situation on two separate partitions cannot cause each other to crash or somehow interfere with each other and why?

qwijibow · 04-22-2004, 09:35 AM

because one partiton boots.. and the other partiton is just there... its not in use.

Just like the VCR in the house next door cant blow your Fridge Motor.

dopefish · 04-22-2004, 09:45 AM

Because they are on different partitions if you have two partitions and you download a file to one partition its not gonna put the same file on both partitions. Harddrives have partition tables which tell the harddrive where partitions start and end so they dont mess with each other.