I am finally migrating my home computer to Leap from Kubuntu, after testing it at work and on laptop for the past five months.
Current configuration boots from an SSD, which is split between Windows and Linux (Kubuntu). There are also two hard disks, playing the roles of home directories on both systems. When I was setting up this configuration three years ago, I had to disconnect both hard drives to prevent OS being installed on them instead of the SSD. I am wondering if I have to do the same now or if it is no longer necessary. Again, I am only replacing Kubuntu with Leap, Windows will remain untouched.
I am leaning towards disconnecting them anyway as I am afraid of losing data on HDD, but I am still curious if the whole thing has been “fixed”. I never understood why that problem existed in the first place, so maybe I should add that it’s the same hardware, same bios, as three years ago - no changes have been made.
Thanks in advance.
Hi
I would imagine that’s because it sets up the defaults, all you need to do (incl. three years ago) was to hit the expert partitioner option and then press the ‘rescan disks’ button so it clears the defaults and you can select as required. But disconnect the disks if you feel that way, just re-add via YaST partitioner later… My suggestion is try that and you can always abort out if not comfortable… 
You were probably installing Windows.
If you are installing opensuse, there is no need to disconnect any HDs.
If you are installing Windows, you shall disconnect, for two reasons. Old Windows had a tendency toward overwriting partition tables. New Windows may refuse to install if there are more than one hard drives, but this depends on installation method.
When in expert partitioner, be careful not to format existing partitions besides / (assuming only the OS sits in /). For reasons of refreshing the partition table, you might like to format and resize swap and other partitions where data may be overwritten.
Installation is a good opportunity to repartition if you need. Also consider updating BIOS and checking the surface of magnetic disks in some partitions with badblocks with destructive write.
If the disks are old (more than seven years old), consider copying the home directory onto external USB hard drive, checking the disk or partition thoroughly, and bringing it back. This will take one 1-2 days for big disks.
You were probably installing Windows.
If you are installing opensuse, there is no need to disconnect any HDs.
If you are installing Windows, you shall disconnect, for two reasons. Old Windows had a tendency toward overwriting partition tables. New Windows may refuse to install if there are more than one hard drives, but this depends on installation method.
When in expert partitioner, be careful not to format existing partitions besides / (assuming only the OS sits in /). For reasons of refreshing the partition table, you might like to format and resize swap and other partitions where data may be overwritten.
Installation is a good opportunity to repartition if you need. Also consider updating BIOS and checking the surface of magnetic disks in some partitions with badblocks with destructive write.
If the disks are old (more than seven years old), consider copying the home directory onto external USB hard drive, checking the disk or partition thoroughly, and bringing it back. This will take one 1-2 days for big disks.
Thanks for replies.
I was installing both Windows and Linux but, yes, Windows definitely was a problem since it goes first.
I will check the “rescan disks” option and see what it does but, just in case, I will probably disconnect both hard drives again - better safe than sorry.
Thanks again.