Jonny wrote:
"DJW" wrote in message
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I want to install new hard drive I will set the jumpers to master and

You can't set jumpers to both master and cable select. One or the other,
not both.

cable select that I will run fdisk and then install windows 98SE. Do I
have to do anything in order to make it a bootable hard disk?


Two things have to occur. You need a partition that is primary and active.
You need to install the boot files on that partition in the proper location.

Also if I install the old drive as the slave and remove the master
jumper still with the older OS windows 98 will all hell break loss at
startup. Will the CPU not know what drive to boot with?


If the bios setting for booting is not modified to seek another hard drive
for booting, the PC will attempt to boot from the first hard drive found
only. If the previous hard drive is set to cable select, and on the same
ide cable, the other hard drive must be set to cable select.

Can a slave be booted from? As with a Mac could I have multiple OSs on
different volumes and boot from which ever I force to do?


Some bios and some 3rd party boot managers allow booting from hard drives
other than the primary, master if it exists as such.

NT/XP has an option for booting windows from other than the default
installation location. The actual boot files themselves are on the C:
partition though.
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Jonny