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[jfondow@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Jonathan)]

I just did the same thing and all i used was fdisk (from linux).  BE SURE
TO SWITCH DRIVES!!  And then I mounted them, /dev/hdb1   /oracle, etc.  I
am on the road so don't remember every step.  If you need more help let me
know.

Lee Smallbone wrote:

> Howdy folks,
>
>   Some of you might remember my wonderful hard disk crash about a
>   month ago. Well, I've finally heard back from Software Warehouse
>   (where the drive was purchased from) that there is nothing wrong
>   with the drive at all. (even though it crashed twice here and made
>   funny noises constantly.)
>
>   So, even after a half-hour heated discussion over the phone (don't
>   ya just love customers like me.) ;) the damn thing is coming back.
>
>   So rather that let it gather dust, I might as well put it to use
>   (for the length of time it will allow). What I don't know is how to
>   add a second drive to a linux system. set it to slave, add it behind
>   the current HD I can manage, but how do you format and partition a
>   second drive?
>
>   I assume that it would be /dev/hdb (as the primary is /dev/hda and
>   the cdrom is /dev/hdc on the second primary).
>
>   Any pointers you could give I would appreciate. Many thanks.
>
>  Best Wishes,
>
> Lee Smallbone
>
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