On 20100411_005504, Celejar wrote: > On Sat, 10 Apr 2010 22:41:57 -0600 > Paul E Condon <[email protected]> wrote: > > ... > > > So, the fact that my WD drives don't play well with S.M.A.R.T doesn't > > make them special, and I should not spend much, if any, time looking > > for a USB solution. What other options are there for external HD? > > I'm sorry, I don't really know much about this stuff. I'm just > repeating what I've heard (and seen, in my very limited experience). > > Celejar
Your comment was/is helpful to me. Thanks. Please don't drop off this thread because I'm sometimes too terse. Following some links from article you cited lead me to some threads on SATA and eSATA, so I am not all at my wits end now. But it is well past my bed time. -- Paul E Condon [email protected] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]

