Install Linux Mint on a Second Drive – Legacy BIOS Explained (Keep Windows Untouched!)
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Want to install Linux Mint on a second internal drive alongside Windows — on an older PC with Legacy BIOS — without touching your Windows installation? This video walks you through the whole process, start to finish.
We start with a plain-language explanation of the differences between Legacy BIOS vs UEFI — including what MBR partitioning is and why it matters. Then we do a complete step-by-step install of Linux Mint onto a second internal drive, using manual partitioning to create separate root and home partitions and keeping the Linux boot loader safely off the Windows drive. Lastly, we use a few simple terminal commands to configure our Grub bootloader for efficient switching between operating systems.
The same process works on an external drive too — we cover that as well.
Two drives, two operating systems, zero interference with Windows.
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In This Video:
00:00 Introduction
01:32 Legacy BIOS vs UEFI: What You Actually Need to Know
05:21 The Setup: Two Drives, Two Operating Systems
10:26 Downloading Linux Mint and Creating the Installer Drive
16:42 Running the Installer: The Critical Steps
27:40 First Boot and Adjusting the Grub Boot Menu
34:03 Final Thoughts
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