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I am wondering how I can install Ubuntu onto my second hard drive in my Toshiba Qosmio?? My main drive is my SSD that runs my normal Windows OS, but I installed a second hard drive in my second hard drive bay and would like to install and run Ubuntu from that second drive?? That way I can choose which drive to boot from whether it's my main drive using Windows or my second drive using Ubuntu??

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  • OK, what exactly is stopping you? Installing in a different drive is as trivial as installing in the same drive.
    – user692175
    Aug 3, 2017 at 6:54

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Insert your Ubuntu CD in CD/DVD rider and start installation. Select the second hard drive for installation. It should be named something like 'sdb1' , because main hard drive is generally named sda1. The process is easy, just give it a try. If any difficulty arises post it here again. We will be happy to help.

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  • Okay, so I was able to figure it all out. It's very slow on an HDD, if I switch the installation to an SSD it should improve the speed/performance right? I have an extra SSD I can spare into the extra bay so I would assume it should work?
    – Devon Poirier
    Aug 7, 2017 at 6:07
  • SSD should work faster than HDD. However it also depends on your ram and processor speed.
    – gettingBetterprogrammer
    Aug 7, 2017 at 6:45
  • I already have an SSD installed into the same PC for my Windows system. Have 8GB Ram and I'm unsure of my processor speed but I know my processor is an Intel Core I7. I know it can handle the SSD, but now trying to figure out how to get Ubuntu installed onto it.
    – Devon Poirier
    Aug 7, 2017 at 17:52

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