Divided Hard Drive

A divided hard drive is a HDD that is divided into two or more components. Each of these components can run an operating system by itself, making the computer versatile in overcoming flaws of some operating systems and accentuating the strengths of others.

Because of the flexibility granted from dividing a hard drive, many people with a larger than average knowledge of computers can make a computer incredibly powerful and specialised. For example, Mac computers can be used as a basis; Windows 7 can be installed alongside Mac OS X. This allows the user to use and access the file formats and programs available to Windows with the efficiency of a Mac.

It is, however, possible to tri-boot; installing three different operating systems on one hard drive or computer. These operating systems possibly are only Linux, Windows and Mac. A special series of steps must be followed in order to achieve this status. An array of software must be installed in a specific order and hardware be configured during installation. The hardware fix is only temporary and can be reverted back after installation.