running os from hard drive?

[cj18]

I want to get a linux os but i don't want to dual boot it from this computer since its always low on space but i have two 1 TB hard drives that could fit it on there so the question is can i get the os to run from there.

[ReGIONALS]

you need to make like a 20 gb allocation (or what ever is large enough to accommodate linux)
and install linux to that allocation and whenever u wanna run Linux you need to change the primary boot device, im sure theres other ways like installing it and you choose what you run at startup

[Jager]

with multiboot partitions when the computer starts as long as both hard drives are connected the pc "should" ask you which OS you wish to boot from. if that option isnt there then you should be able to make it create that option by setting both harddrives to be masters on their channels or on separate sata controllers.

depending on flavor of linux you may also be able to create a boot manager yourself to use to decide which os to boot to.

[tinkerbell]

with multiboot partitions when the computer starts as long as both hard drives are connected the pc "should" ask you which OS you wish to boot from. if that option isnt there then you should be able to make it create that option by setting both harddrives to be masters on their channels or on separate sata controllers.

depending on flavor of linux you may also be able to create a boot manager yourself to use to decide which os to boot to.

or press F8 on boot up to select which OS to load