I just finished installing Vector Linux, but I noticed my slave HDs are not listed in the create new link to.. HD. I think they're supposed to be HDB1, HDB5, and a FAT Storage drive HDD1. I know how to get to etc/fstab file.. the thing I need help with is mounting them.. do I have to create a directory first for each HD? if so please tell me of an example. thank you so much

To mount a partition on a drive, you need a mount point (i.e. a directory to mount it to). I'd suggest putting it in /mnt. Su to root, and create the mount point: mkdir /mnt/hdb1 (or whatever you want to call it).

To mount that partition: mount /dev/hdb1 /mnt/hdb1. That says mount the device (partition) at this mount point. Then you can use your file manager to browse the files on that partition.

Add that mount point to /etc/fstab: <device> <mount> <filesystem type) <options): such as: /dev/hdb1 /mnt/hdb1 ext2 defaults 1 1. Then you can mount it simply with: mount /dev/hdb1 (system knows from fstab where to mount it), or mount /mnt/hdb1 (system knows from fstab which device to mount).

PS: you need a mount point for each partition. If there's only one partition on a drive, one mount point will do. If there are 5 partitions on the drive, you need 5 mount points.