Replacing old hard disk with a new one

[Paul Smith]

On 10/26/05, Mike McCarty <mike.mccarty at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> > I have three hard disks in my computer: hda (MS Windows), hdb
> > (Mandriva) and hdc (FC4), and I am wanting to replace hda with a new
> > and empty hard disk. Grub is my boot loader and it was installed on
> > hdc (FC4). Is it likely that I will have problem with booting after I
> > do the mentioned hard disk replacement?
>
> Not quite enough information to answer properly. You say that
> GRUB was installed on /hdc. Where was it installed? In the
> BR or MBR? Also, what does the BIOS see as being the boot device?
> What is installed in the MBR of /hda? How does GRUB get loaded?
> (Using Windows boot manager?)

Thanks, Mike and Yonas. According to my BIOS settings, I have:

Primary Master -> hda (MS Windows)
Primary Slave -> hdb (Mandriva)
Secondary Master -> hdc (FC4)

How can I know where is GRUB installed, whether in the BR or MBR?

Paul