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I need to install Ubuntu alongside my Windows system.

Since it is going to be on a separate disk, I am not sure if I should go for dual-boot with Grub or simply install Ubuntu totally separately on the other disk by physically disconnecting the Windows disk before installing Ubuntu. With this setup, I would choose the boot disk from BIOS instead of Grub.

I see people having problems with Grub when using separate disks. Would it perhaps be simpler choosing the disk from BIOS?

What could be the pros and cons of either choice?

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Choose the default settings that are offered by the Ubuntu installer which is to install Ubuntu with grub as the bootloader. If Ubuntu boots OK after installing Ubuntu you are done, otherwise you have a default bootloader configuration that the Boot-Repair app understands as a starting point from which you can try to repair the boot problem.

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