So if the new drive is an external USB, then that is probably not what you want. I would go with the default, but that requires to have the new drive to be available in order to start Windows, unless you first restore the MBR. If you do that you have to use BIOS functionality to boot Linux Mint, or make the boot process of Windows 7 multiboot If you don't want that, change the device for bootloader installation before selecting Install Now and change the drive. Press the + key (to create the partition) or right click and choose reduce volume to use the free space on the drive. ![]() The only thing that will change on the /dev/sda drive is that it will boot into grub and there default to booting Mint. Select the free space again and + and create a root partition '/' in the rest of the disc:Īfter that you can install. Select New Partition Table and confirm, then select the "Free Space" and +, to create a swap space at the end of the new drive (I usually take 1-2 times the memory space for swap): In the next screen select the new drive (probably /dev/sdb): ![]() There select 'Something else', as the default (Install Linux Mint alongside Windows 7) will shrink your Windows NTFS partition on the first disc to make space for Mint. ![]() Just install the Mint CD and boot it, then select Install Linux Mint from the desktop.Īfter selecting language and confirmation that you have enough drive space available and an Internet connection you will get to the "Installation type" screen.
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