[linux-help] Re: Drivers?

["Jonathan Hall" <jonhall@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

One trick for USB/fireware hard drives...

Most of them are just IDE drives with a USB/firewire interface attached.
If you need one, and want to save some money, buy the cheapest one you can
(probably 10gb or so), then buy a separate hard drive, take apart the
USB/firewire drive, and stick in a larger drive.  You'll save yourself some
money.

It still costs more than just a standard hard drive... but if you need the
portability of an extrnal drive, you might as well save some money :)

-- Jonathan


P.S. Make sure the USB/firewire drive you buy is actually an IDE drive
first!  And check to see if it's a 3.5" or 2.5" (laptop) drive, because
that will effect what you replace it with (as well as the price you pay for
the replacement drive)




> I haven't tried USB hard drives or CD-RW because they are much cheaper
> to have the internal.  Are you wanting them for your laptop?  I thought
>  about getting a USB hard drive to store mp3's on, but burning them the
>  CD is cheaper.  The finances motivate my choices and that is how I was
>  motivated to learn linux, cheap servers.  Maybe someone else in the
> group may know and I would be interested in find out how it works also.
>
> ~Anne
>
> John Heffington wrote:
>
>>Hey y'all, just wanted to know if there is a driver site dedicated to
>>linux. I would like to get my ACPI devices to fuction like they are
>>supposed to. (i.e. the fan only turns on when needed, but runs
>>cnstantly  now. And the lip should put the machine in stand-by mode,
>>but only turns  the screen off now.) Or if anybody knows howplease
>>reply!!!! Thanks!!!
>>
>>BTW, thanks again Anne. I got RH 7.3 upand running in about 40 minutes
>>on my laptop!!!. Everything seems to be doing ok. I have come across an
>> error saying the the sound server could not play in real time. This is
>> now fixed (I think). The sound server alson seems to turn itself off
>>when the CPU gets overloaded and causes the sound to disappear. But for
>> now, the sound works!
>>
>>Another question, how is does linux handle USB HDD's? Or how about USB
>>anything? Does it configure them automatically or is there some
>>programming required? I was thinking about getting a USB HDD and a USB
>>CD burner, but was wanting to get some info before I buy.
>>
>>Gotta run!! Chow!
>>
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