Before you throw out or destroy an old hard drive, check out a few ways that you can put it to use without making our ...

I have two hard drives. One has Windows 98, one has Windows XP. I want to run them in a dual-boot configuration. Both drives are bootable, and Windows was installed on each of them without the other ...

I am working on a friend's father's old computer. It has an old install of Windows 95. He says that, after installing Adobe Acrobat Reader, it would no longer boot into Windows 95.<BR><BR>When I boot ...

In order to perform this procedure, you will need an external FireWire hard drive, as well as copies of Mac OS X for both Intel-based and PowerPC-based Macs. You will also need access to both an Intel ...

If there are multiple drives installed in the computer, then it can create confusion as to which drive has a Bootloader. This scenario usually happens when Master Boot Record is on the wrong drive.

Many computers these days come with two hard drives, one SSD for fast boot speeds, and one that can be used for storage. My Dell G5 gaming laptop is a great example with a 128GB NAND SSD and a 1TB SSD ...

Every Windows PC usually starts from the built-in hard drive, as the term “Windows PC” implies. This is because the Microsoft operating system is not anchored in or with the hardware, but is installed ...

I harbor no nostalgia for Mac OS 9. Aside from a couple of old games, I never even think about using OS 9 anymore. With one exception...I long for OS 9's simplicity in creating bootable drives and ...

But with the advent of the tiny, lightweight, and portable USB key drive, system builders now have a new tool. I believe the USB key drive could alter&#8212;even usurp&#8212;our old rescue and ...