On Sun, Jun 26, 2011 at 10:26 AM, Keith Roberts <keith@karsites.net> wrote:

>
> It's hard to say. They've been in the cupboard for along time and I don't
> know which tech did what on them, which is why I'm trying to see which file
> systems were on them last, so that I can see what data is on them.

What about using a spare low spec machine with removable
EIDE and SATA drive caddies? This would come in handy for
times like these, or if you needed to wipe a drive
completely befroe disposal?

HTH

Keith Roberts



Keith, don't take this the wrong way, but you're going off the beaten track here. 


Whether the drives are attached to a motherboard, or USB disk caddy doesn't change the file systems on them
 


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