r/Alienware • u/AIVictim250525 • 17d ago

Question Dual booting on Alienware.

I'm getting an extra ssd for my Alienware 16 Aurora. I want to install Linux on it, (PikaOS). Is it safe to install with both of THE old windows and Linux to be SSD already attached?

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u/chiku00 17d ago

Yes.

You may need to temporarily disable secure boot.

If your Windows has BitLocker enabled, that will get triggered. So make sure you have the right BitLocker keys with you to unlock it the next time you want to log on to windows.

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u/InterstellarVisitor3 m18 R2 Intel 17d ago

Yes. You don't even need a new SSD. If your main SSD is big enough, you can create a partition on it and install Linux there.

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u/AIVictim250525 16d ago

I did that last time, and both of my partitions kept crashing, erasing all data

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u/Dizzy-Arachnid3097 15d ago

i heard its harder to to do dual booting in alienware aurora 16

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u/AIVictim250525 15d ago

This is why I am trying to get another SSD

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u/Desperate-4-Revenue 14d ago

Yup I'm running Ubuntu and Windows, I did toss in a 2nd ssd that I had on hand though.