Hi all, I currently have a ThinkPad and I've just replace the HDD with an SSD. Like most of y'all I reinstall Win7 on the SSD and I'll config HDD for storage once my ultrabay caddy arrived. But I have this idea to install Ubuntu on the HDD as a secondary OS just in case the SSD goes bad. So it's a Ubuntu, Win7 dual boot on separate drives.
I've googled some interesting articles which target this exact project. But I still have some questions, since I have no experience in dual booting ..
-Will I be able to access my files in both Win7 and Ubuntu? And most importantly, how will the drivers for webcam, Fn keys etc. be handled? Will Ubuntu auto detect and install or something?
-I've read about partitioning manually with /boot, /root, /home, and swap. So why is /home necessary where there are other (non-partitioned)free space in the HDD for storage?
-If I wanna let Ubuntu auto install in the HDD, while with the SDD unplugged, how would this method compare to partitioning the HDD manually?
-I don't mind changing the boot priority depending which OS I wanna boot, will this work without getting involved with the Boot Manager?
Thanks a lot guys! Some article suggestions are also appreciated if it's too long for an answer.
btw is there a way to directly go to my posted forum topics without searching it every time?