[ubuntu-uk] IDE -> SATA

[norman]

> You may find you have issues with this if Windows is already on the 
> drive.  As far as I know they do work pretty well (they're a bit like 
> the USB to IDE convertors).  The problem is, Windows will be looking for 
> an IDE drive, and it won't see one, it'll just see SATA drives.

That is useful to know.
> 
> I thought you had the dual booting working, or is this another machine?

Yes I have dual booting working on my granddaughter's machine, this is
another one on which Ubuntu is well and truly installed and this seemed
to me to be the easiest way to dual boot and, at the same time make use
of an old drive.
> 
> What you can do (which I've done before), is add the drive to another 
> SATA port, disconnect your Ubuntu drive, install Windows on this new 
> drive and then add back your Ubuntu drive.  You should be able to modify 
> the Grub configuration to list Windows, on this drive.

That is most helpful, thank you.

Norman