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TimeKeeper

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OfficeDepot B&M has Romtec Trios on clearance for $39 (regular around $75 online) at Rockville, Maryland.

For those high tech guys out there, I certainly think this is a great idea.
This is also pretty good idea if you want to test new OS or program before you install it. (dummy drive?)
 
Had thought about this at one time. However you will need a fairly
large tower to accomodate all the hard disks.


I went for the option of removeable hard disk cages. Sure it may not
be as convient but for about 10.00 each it is much cheaper. The
physical changeover takes me about 2 minutes though.

I find it a much better solution for my needs anyway.
 
I have switched to VMWare Workstation for different OS testing. It is a bit pricy at $300, but if you must support multiple OSes this is a great product.
 
I installed windows 2000, on a partition other than the default one, and I have winme on the default one. It asks me what os I want to boot with on the startup.
 
Not hot... maybe if there was some way it acted like a KVM and you could switch OS's on different hdd's with both of them on or something that would be l33t! But that ain't gonna happen....
 
Not to put down this deal, but how's the Romtec Trios idea different than just putting all the different OS's on different hard disks and then at boot time, using the BIOS to set which one to boot. This is actually what I've been doing which I think is easier than using LILO, GRUB, etc. When I turn on a hard disk for an OS, I also turn off the channels with the hard disks for the other OS's to prevent one OS from messing up another OS (eg. mistaking another partition with a different OS as a swap space) etc.
 
There's a big difference between Trios and these software-based solutions you're describing: System Commander, LILO, Grub, etc., etc.

The difference is that with a hardware solution, the chosen hard drive can only see itself. Therefore it cannot do any damage to any other hard drive. However, with a software solution, hard drives still see each other, and for example, Linux can easily wipe out the Windows drive if the user makes a careless mistake.

A hardware-based solution is always better than a software-based... same is with routers, same is with DVD decoders, etc.
 
Thanks to GigaCluster....I appreciate someone actually look into the true use of this hardware.

as for.....


<< My system automatically gives me the option at boot up on which os to run. I guess I got lucky >>


quite a interesting reply.....(I am actually speechless now)

 
A good software solution is XOSL or eXtended Operating System Loader.

www.XOSL.org

It supports partition hiding meaning that it can make another partition invisible to the currently selected operating system. That could offer some protection although not exactly the same level of protection a hardware solution might offer, but usually as long as you don't do anything stupid you likely don't need that much protection.

I might add that XOSL is also free.
 
Good deal.

Bring in the Staples UPromise coupon (if you got one) to drop it down to $29, which is a steal for these.

These used to be $49.99 @ my OD, so I guess I'll go pick up a third Trios for my server system.
(Switch between the removable bays & internal.)
 
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