format/reinstall question

Gusty987

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Mar 24, 2004
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I have SATA drive and an IDE drive. If I format and reinstall XP on the SATA drive, nothing will be erased on my IDE drive and I will still be able to "see" it after the reinstall?
 

Boyo

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Yes, just make sure the IDE drive is unplugged while you format the SATA drive.