How do I install Ubuntu Linux to my PC when I have two Hard Drives and don't need to partition?

Question

I've been looking at the Ubuntu Linux site for a while, they tell you how to partition a drive, but not how to set it up for two HD's with a choice of which to boot on startup.

I know I could have the BIOS always pop up on powerup, but is there an easier way?

Answer 1

I have two hard drives. When booting up I select "Setup" to enter the bios. I then select the hard drive with Linux as the boot drive. When I am done, I reboot and then enter Setup and reselect the hard drive with windows to boot regular.

Answer 2

It still need to partition the drive used for Ubuntu.

Actually if you have something on the other drive like Windows, the Ubuntu will put it in the Grub boot Menu. I have XP on one drive and Ubuntu on the other on one of my computers. One word of advise, Windows doesn't play well with others, it will overwrite Grub on other drive without a second thought. So if you reinstall/install Windows unplug the Ubuntu drive during install. If your starting out from scratch install Windows first then Ubuntu, it will save the step of editing /etc/grub/menu.lst to add Windows boot item.