Ok, after trying hard to install Knoppix with my current configuration of HDD's, I've failed to succeed. So now I'm wondering if Could take a different approach. Is it possible for me to use my main hdd (hda) as a slave, make my slave (hdb) primary? I'll partition hdb up to have a small part (hdb1) for a boot record, a second for swap, a third for the install, and the rest for my Windows. Then keep hda1 as is. The thing I wonder is hda already has a boot partition on it (hda1) but this won't matter right? Since it'll change to slave, the first boot record on the new master will be read correct? Also, will my drive letters change and will WindowsXP (on hda2) still work w/o messing with the new drive changes?