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dawolv:

OK, I dont know if this will work but here is a way to do this in Win 7:
http://windows7themes.net/change-boot-order-in-windows-7.html

If that does not work, which it may not in your case.
Then go into your BIOS and look for a boot device order.
Something like:
First Boot Device  <CD-ROM>
Second Boot Device <HD0> (Could say like Maxtor TWIRH27489, etc)
Third Boot Device <HD1>
etc
etc
You may have to press enter to select the <device> then use the arrow keys to change.

What PC is this and BIOS are you using?



kronic24601:

thanks, I'll give that a try when I get home.

the PC is a self build

Windows 7 x64
GIGABYTE GA-H55M-UD2H
Intel Core i5-661 (overclocked to 4.5GHz)
BIOS: Version F8 (http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Support/Motherboard/BIOS_Model.aspx?ProductID=3309)

(Overkill? ... not if you want to play Gauntlet Legends) ...

dawolv:

Wow yeah...I am just using an Gigabyte (M-57SLI S4) board and old AM2 x2 4000+ Brisbane (2.1 Ghz Energy Efficient 65watt) cpu and an old version of Windows XP Pro.
But I have not played Gauntlet Legends. Handles everything else (WoW, City of Heroes, AA, etc)

So yeah the Delete button will get you into the BIOS with full access no problem there.
Let me know if you cant find it, I will boot up my XP Gigabyte Rig and find it.  ;)

DeLuSioNal29:

I bypass the OS altogether when mirroring my drive.  First I set up the boot drive exactly like I want it.  Then I install the mirror drive and boot into the partitioning software CD-Rom that comes with the drive (Max Blast or any other utility software for the manufacturer).  Then I make a clone of the partition on the new drive.

When I'm all done, I leave both hard drives in the arcade machine/computer but I only have one plugged in.  That way if it decides to take a dump, I simply swap cables and it's back to normal.  This has come in handy for me in the past, especially on Superbowl Sunday when it decided to crap out. (Murphy's law).  All I did was swap it and voila, it's like the crash never happened.  The next day, I simply cloned it the other way around to fix the hard drive corruption.

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kronic24601:

@ DeLuSioNal29

So in your solution, you only clone your HDD periodically. hmm ... that might work. I wonder what happens when you just unplug a windows mirrored volume ... I don't think Windows likes that very much.

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