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[rear@xxxxxxxxxx (Bob)]

On Sun, 12 Sep 1999, Lee Smallbone wrote:
>   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).

To a degree it depends on your system. Many modern ones
including my HP Pavilion come with drive interface cables
already set for master and slave. so if this is the case,
you would just connect yr 2nd drive to the same cable as
your first and ti would be hdb as is mine
Then just use fd is dos i guess and partition it, or use
fadisk in linux maybe. Beyond that my expertise does not
extend :)


--
Bob Rea

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		unless enjoyed by one and all
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