Two Different hd's, two different o's

[George_K]

No one seems to have a sensible answer. Right now I have 98se on the hard drive as c:

I'm thinking of putting xp pro on a second hd as maybe d:

Since bios has option to boot from floppy, hd, cd rom, etc., could I not be able to enter bios on startup and tell it to boot c: (98se) or d: (xp)?

I realise that is a pretty drastic matter but it could possibly avoid any problems with boot ini in a dual boot system.

Or does any os insist on being drive c: ? If not, seems like either should boot, unaware of the other os. All opinions welcome.