[RndTbl] External hard drives for Linux

[Bill Reid]

schwartz wrote:
> I'm thinking of buying an external USB hard drive for my Linux desktop.
> I'm concerned that these USB drives might be non-generic, somehow dependent

I do not think this is an issue. I would think the USB Mass Storage standard is 
not OS or file system dependent. I am using EXT3 on my external USB drive.

>  I don't think my BIOS can handle 1 TB drives but for that price
>  I'm temped anyway.

Unless you were going to boot from it your BIOS should not be involved.

-- Bill