> Is there a way to interrogate a drive to see what its serial number is?
smartctl -a /dev/hdX (also tells you a lot more interesting things about the drive) I'd take Seagate and Samsung, and avoid Western Digital (they're too expensive anyway) if I can. Maxtor are a no go. My opinion. Volker -- Volker Kuhlmann is possibly list0570 with the domain in header http://volker.dnsalias.net/ Please do not CC list postings to me.
