On Tuesday 18 June 2002 15:09, Alexander Steinert wrote: > Dear list, > > for backup purposes (on i386 architecture) I'm planning the purchase > of two 60GB-IDE discs, an exchange frame [right word?] and a > PCI-IDE-Controller Card. SCSI is no option due to the huge difference > in the price, at least here in Germany. > > Since my knowledge about IDE/ATA is near zero I'm curious if it is > possible to swap IDE disks without shutting down the PC. Of course > most of the time and especially on exchange the disc will not be > mounted. > > I know that there are (expensive) exchange frames made for this > purpose, but is this the only way? Do you know controller cards which > can handle this? What about a self-installed switch to turn the disc > off before swapping?
Standard IDE controllers _may_ support it, but there's no guarantee for it. You'd probably be best off if you have a closer look at IDE RAID controllers. But if you seriously want to do backups, you should have a look at tape drives. Harddisks, especially IDE disks are in no way a safe medium. -- Embedded Linux -- True multitasking! TWO TOASTS AT THE SAME TIME! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
