Dual boot/GRUB question

[BushRat]

It's been a while since I used BT, and I need some advice..

I am trying to install BT on multi-HD system: Win 7 is installed on 500GB HD, and I want to install BT on 250GB HD - I got this part covered.

I do not want to install GRUB on my HD's, as I don't want to alter my MBR (I don't want to see GRUB selection menu every time I start my PC). I simply want to select which HD to boot from from BIOS.

So I installed BT onto my 250GB HD without grub. When I rebooted my system and selected to boot from 250GB HD, it's telling me "No OS Found" or other similar message, can't recall.

Does this mean that I have to install GRUB on my MBR?

[maverik35]

No grub, no Boot..As simple as that..GRUB = GRand Unified Bootloader...How do you expect to boot an OS with out a Booter?...

Need to read more about OS's.....

Do no t feel offended, but this is basic..No grub no boot....

You can alter the for the menu to stay on screen, let's say 1 sec, but that's pretty much all you can do...

Luck.

[longjidin]

in this case i think better you use VMware version of BT5 because you don't want to use GRUB. simple method just like maverik35 'no Grub no Boot' better you google first....


;D

[BushRat]

I figured it out (hinted by maverik35). If my Win7 is installed on sda, and I want BT on sdb, I installed grub on sdb. So now, when my PC starts, I press F12, and select which device to boot from (CD/DVD, USB, net and soon).

Now I have another problem, but it will be in another thread.