Hylton Conacher (ZR1HPC) wrote:
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I would have thought that every HD is compatible however it was a compatible enclusure I am seeking ie no drivers required.
I am getting this feeling that we are not on the same wavelength...
The ENCLOSURE is simply an aluminium case/box which houses the hard drive. It uses a USB (or a Firewire or both) connector to hook up to your computer and once you plug it into your computer the OS automatically recognises it as a USB device and mounts it. The enclosure does not have any drivers - they are already installed in you OS. It was the incorect feeling you were having :D and also some misunderstanding on my part. I had read, some time back on this list
Hi, Basil Chupin wrote: that someone was having trouble with a USB HD enclosure. I asumed it was a M$ product and that it probably required drivers from the Windows OS. To clear up any confusion, are all the HD enclosures Linux compatible ie have a look at Lacie or did I read the site wrong ie it would seem only a d2 160Gb is compatible? Basically you are saying that all the HD enclosure is is a nice steel box for a HD and they require no additional software, other than what is already in the Linux OS?
It is easier and a quicker solution for me purchase a USB drive
Are you talking here about a Hard Drive or a USB *FLASH* drive? I am talking about an HD. Defeinitely the USB HD I am looking at as the Flash disks do not hold enough info ..yet.
than try and fight with getting a better snd more decent switchbox between the two machines. Asides I can always use the drive to ferry large amounts of information too.
What "switch boxes" are you talking about? Where do they come from?! The two machines are networked (ie have network cards) into a switch and both use a single keyboard/video and mouse, hence I have a KVM switch to switch between the two machines. The KVM switch is a little problematic and buying a new one is plenty $$$$. Purchasing the USB HD enclosure seems to be a better idea, $$ wise.
You simply plug the USB connector on the "enclosure" into one of the USB ports on your computer - and if you have 2 computers then you plug it into each one as and when required. Understood, just as I conect up any other USB device.
I have 2 of these external HDs which I "put together" by buying 2 enclosures: 1 is a 200GB/16MB cache Maxtor and the other a 80GB/4MB cache Maxtor which I use to backup the data on the 3 computers that I have. Just out of interest does the 2nd drive appear under a different mount
<snip> point if both enclosures are connected to a hub that is connected to the PC? <snip> I also hate groping for the powerpoint.
3) preferably has an built-in fan to cool the box
I have one of these already :) , it is called a desktop PC :)
I *am* getting the feeling that we are on 2 different plains.
When you get your external USB case, bought or built, and it doesn't have a fan then you will know what I am talking about here. While your PC has at least 1 fan and a large enough space within it for the heat from the HD to dissipate, the heat in the external case is trapped in very, very confined space and even though modern HDs can operate at ~70 degrees C I don't like to think that any of mine operate at close to that temperature. I was joking Basil and saying that mine is bigger than yours ;) All understood however.
External HDs are not backup media I have been told and accepted however tey do make good MTAs :)
Ce? "External HDs are not backup media"?! That's how they started life- as backup units for those who didn't have a second HD installed or, if they did, wanted a destination which could be transferred from one computer to the next for backup purposes. Assumed from an earlier remark, I think on this thread. Forget it, I have.
Tnx