[techtalk] Installing Linux on a second hard drive.

[The Russells]

Hi all.  Long story short, I have decided to install Linux (Mandrake 6.0) on
a second hard drive, rather than partitioning my current 15GB hard drive
devoted to Windows 98.  The second hard drive is 10.1 GB and boots to DOS
only right now.  It's not even installed on my machine yet.

Obviously, I am a Linux newbie.  I have used Lnx4Win a bit, but found it
fairly unsatisfying.

Anyway.  Currently, according to BIOS, my primary master is my 15GB HD.  I
don't have a primary slave  or a secondary master.  My secondary slave is my
CD-ROM.  This seems strange to me, as I don't have a secondary master.
However, I am a Mac user at heart and don't really get this whole "BIOS"
thing yet--I have had this PC for about three weeks.

My question is:  Where should I put my second hard drive, for ease of
installing and booting to Linux?  Suggestions from friends include making my
CD-ROM the primary slave and then making the second hard drive the secondary
master.  Alternately, I could leave the CD-ROM where it is.

I just can't seem to find a whole lot of info on installing Linux on its own
HD.  Any pointers or suggestions?  Sorry if this is a
dumb/obvious/inappropriate question.  Bear with me here.  I'm trying to
learn!

Thanks in advance,
Kathleen (who is also wondering where to post an intro.  Last time I
belonged to this list, it was grrltalk.  Is that still the correct place?)