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I installed Linux Mint on my internal D: drive. I didn't want to dual-boot off my C: drive or mess with its partitions. (I had a bad experience removing Linux from a dual boot system and getting the partitions back to normal).
If you're really worried about messing up your c: drive, you can physically disconnect it when you're installing Linux, so the Live installer only has one choice for installation. Once you're sure Linux is working correctly, you can run "sudo update-grub" which will add your c: drive to the boot menu on the d: drive. Now, you can boot into either OS without having to change your boot order in BIOS.