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[Kai Ponte <kai@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Saturday 27 September 2008 08:28:09 pm Martin Nopola wrote:
> I need help with buying an external HD.
> I bought an Iomega eGo external 160 GB USB hard drive but it is not
> recognized by my os 11.0 linux only box.

A USB external drive should just open in Konqeror like a usb key.

I have two and that is how they both work.


> I thought it would work like my USB flash drives.

Yes. That is correct.


> Searching the web I found nothing about drivers but on Hardware4Linux I
> found that all Western Digital cards work on linux.

There should be no driver needed. Is the drive ATA/SATA?


> TigerDirect has a Western Digital Firewire/USB2.0 combo about the same
> size.
>
> Does anyone have a recommendation on this or any other external HD?
>
> Marty



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