Right, I have a dual PII 266mhz each Compaq Proliant 1600r Rackmount Server with 512mb of ram, IDE CD, 2gb IDE HDD, and 3 2gb SCSI HDD'S. Should I install GRUB for fedora on had1 or sda1. The IDE HDD is new by the way. I know the server is old itselff but its just meant to be a firewall / router.
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Jump to PostIt really depends... which drive do you want to boot from?
If the system can do either, then it doesn't matter-- just pick a drive to install to, and go from there.
Jump to PostCan you remove the IDE hard drive while installing? what are you mounting it as when you install?
I can tell you this much-- removing that drive will force it to install to /dev/sda. Otherwise, you could use a LiveCD like Knoppix, and chroot into your installation. From there, …
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