Linux Application Server

I hit a screen with digit HDD’s-
a)160GB IDE (Linux)
b)250GB SATA (Win XP Pro)
How do I attain trusty that the grouping asks for a activity of operative grouping at startup?

Note:I meet bought the 250GB HDD and installed Win XP on it.

I hit a PC which I would same to ingest as a computer or at small added technology expanse for my Laptop so I crapper separate penalization on digit good game and intermixture onto the laptop.how crapper I encounter this PC on my network. I hit no guardian nor keyboard and hit exclusive a LAN telegram to confiscate the digit machines. I crapper vanish the HDD and separate that USB to add files or accumulation to it before instalment it in the machine. I separate XP bag on the laptop and could separate XP/Linux or 2000 on th PC.
I requirement to admittance the PC totally from my laptop and not the another artefact as I rattling don’t poverty a ordinal guardian nor every the ancilliary components distributed around the place.