Hi everyone, I want to add a new hard drive in order to set up RAID to back up my system. The problem is my CD/DVD writer is a SATA connection, and there are only 2 SATA ports on my motherboard. So I have purchased a CD/DVD writer that connects by IDE and I plan to replace the SATA DVD writer with my new IDE DVD writer. Then I will put my 2nd hard drive in the 2nd SATA port. This first question only has to do with getting the hardware to work, and not with setting up RAID. I will deal with that after I get the hardware to work. If I just shut my computer off and replace the hardware, can I simply boot back up and expect that everything will automatically mount and configure itself correctly? How does Linux look at what drive is what? What files do I need to look at/modify in order to make sure my new hardware is running properly? Thanks George -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org