SLUG Mailing List Archives - [SLUG] hot swap IDE HDD

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Subject: [SLUG] hot swap IDE HDD
From: eurk-dsl <eurk-dsl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon Sep 10 18:08:01 2001
Organization: Eureka IT
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Can you hot swap IDE HDDs under linux? I've read contradictory postings.

Is anyone doing it without frying motherboards or Hard Drives?

BTW I'm not talking IDE RAID, just utilising removeable drive bays assold by everythinglinux amongst others.



TIA


Stuart Guthrie