Switching between 2 hard drives (for the third time)

first i had to show my problem in a new thread because there is something wrong in ur system as the body text box never appear to me ...
any way
my problem is so simple to understand first i want to show you my descktop pc hp 7900
this is my descktop pc hp 7900, core 2 due ... anyway ..my problem is :-
1- i use 2 HDDs in this descktop (fisrt HDD has windows 7 on it) ..... (second HDD has another booting system)
2- i want to know what is the way ... i can switch between these 2 HDDs ... JUST like the way in DELL descktop PCs .. which is (press F12 to choose which HDD you want to boot from)
3- is this way is availabel in you HP descktop PCs ?????? is ther a way like pressing a key to choose which HDD i can boot from ???
i think i revealed my problem soooooo cleaarly ... ok mr big_dave???

kazimbek wrote:
Sir, this is the screen that i'm looking for ... this screen is for dell descktop pc
i want to make it in HP descktop PCs ... i have HP 7900 Descktop PC
is there a way to choose which hard disk i want to boot from ???
i hope u got it this time
In that screen, which you accessed from the F9 key, you can choose a one time boot from any of the hard disks listed that are bootable.
If you want to choose the default boot drive you will have to do it from the boot options screen in the BIOS. You can access the BIOS by selecting the F10 key.
If the OCZ Vertex2 drive in the list is has enough capacity, it should be the boot disk for multiple operating systems. Legacy SATA spinner hard drives are ridiculously slow in comparison.
Don't expect an HP to be setup like a Dell notebook or desktop. There will be basic similarities, but that is where the difference stops. HP BIOS ROM files are customized by HP.
Are you aware they are two seperate and competing companies? HP is the largest PC and notebook manufacturer in the world?
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