On 2005-06-01, Mr.Jason <jaakkochanREMOVETHIS@surfeu.fi> wrote:

> I'm curious. Lets say you have two HD's on your linux box. The secondary you
> use much as a backup medium. Then you want to replace the secondary drive
> while computer is on.

You can buy a fixture that will let you swap IDE drives. Check any
number of mail order electronics suppliers. That's a useful application
for any spare IDE drives you have lying around. I am very superstitious
about hot swapping anything.
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