Re: Reinstall Debian when adding drive?

On Fri,18.Sep.09, 12:44:14, postid wrote:
I have an older machine (Dell Optiplex GS150) that needs more hard
drive space. I have some nonoperational hand-me-down computers from
which I can rob a drive. If I keep the original as the master and
add one of these used drives as a slave,

If possible set it up as secondary master, not slave.

must I reinstall Debian
Lenny or will Lenny detect the new hardware and allow me to mount
it, format it, etc.?

There is no need to reinstall, the second drive should be detected. Use
something like gparted to set it up.

Regards,
Andrei
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