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Re: Does installing GRUB to 2nd SSD does harm to Windows bootloader?

So .. if you have a windows box that boots off it's primary disk, but has a secondary disk, write a GRUB boot sector to a secondary disk, then remove that secondary disk, I would expect the machine to boot windows normally. The 'what if' issue you have is, what if there is a mistake somewhere along the line and the new boot-loader is written to the primary windows disk. In this instance, you have a problem.

Personally I would physically disconnect the primary windows disk before attempting to write a boo...
So .. if you have a windows box that boots off it's primary disk, but has a secondary disk, write a GRUB boot sector to a secondary disk, then remove that secondary disk, I would expect the machine to boot windows normally. The 'what if' issue you have is, what if there is a mistake somewhere along the line and the new boot-loader is written to the primary windows disk. In this instance, you have a problem.

Personally I would physically disconnect the primary windows disk before attempting to write a boo...

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