On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 4:29 PM, new_rjmail2006 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On a windows Desktop we can go to a computer store and buy a Hard disk > with a USB enclosure and pop it into > the desktop and we have a External HDD > > Is this possible also on a Linux system
Yes, at least with most modern distros like Ubuntu. > and if so what are the steps Go to a computer store and buy a Hard disk with a USB enclosure and pop it into the desktop and you'll have a External HDD > Do we need to format the drive in a different way or have a driver or > mount the partition or drive ???? More likely than not the drive will be pre-formatted for NTFS. If you would like to reformat it or repartition it, you can do that with gparted: System > Administration > Partition Editor. Here's a variation on that theme: http://picasaweb.google.com/Robert.Citek/USBDrive Regards, - Robert --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users Group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit our group at http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
