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Old 08-08-2001, 09:49 PM   #1
jaysan
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adding new hard drive to existing linux box

how do you add a new hard drive to an existing linux installation?

From what i know, i think use fdisk to partition the new hard drive. but how do i format it for linux?
 
Old 08-08-2001, 11:21 PM   #2
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Common question; take a look at this link.

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...ighlight=fdisk
 
Old 08-09-2001, 06:27 PM   #3
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already checked it out. Thanks for your help =)
 
  


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