Re: [PLUG] USB<>ATA is my assumption correct?

[Art Alexion <art.alexion@verizon.net>]

bergman@merctech.com wrote:

>In the message dated: Sat, 29 Oct 2005 12:59:43 EDT,
>The pithy ruminations from Doug Crompton on 
><[PLUG] USB<>ATA is my assumption correct?> were:
>=> I have an external USB drive on Linux system. It is partitioned exactly
>=> like my internal fixed ATA drive. I regularly backup the fixed drive to
>=> this external drive. So the drives are essentially mirrors of each other.
>=> Since the external USB drive is nothing but an ATA drive on an adapter am
>=> I safe in assuming that it could, in an emergency, be installed as the
>=> fixed internal drive and function properly? I would guess as far as the
>=> drive is concerned it does not know where it is physically attached.
>
>In general, for generic hardware and typical partitioning, "yes", your
>assumption is correct. I've done this with several laptop drives.
>
>In specific, in the instance of your particular hardware, in an emergency, at
>the very moment when you need to use the external drive, "no", your assumption
>is incorrect and that's when you'll discover some obscure incompatability. :)
>
>Seriously, you should be able to do what you're describing, but I'd test it in 
>advance to discover any problems before that emergency strikes.
>  
>

How about the boot record, swap partition and stuff like that?

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