Multiple window disk installation

Is it safe to install 2 different disks onto the IBook in order to put windows on the computer? We have 2 different disk but we think based on the boot camp, it all needs to be combined onto one disk first.
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Is it safe to install 2 different disks onto the
IBook in order to put windows on the computer? We
have 2 different disk but we think based on the boot
camp, it all needs to be combined onto one disk
first.
If you have an iBook then you CAN NOT install Boot Camp and can not install Windows.
Boot Camp can only be installed on the new Intel Macs.

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