Question about the use of NTFS and removable hard drives . . .

[Stan Shankman]

Greetings all,

I have a question about the use of NTFS and removable hard drives.

I am interested in learning about removable hard drives. Or, more
specifically, the use of those tray-mounted hard drive units that are fitted
into a standard 5-1/4 in. drive bay slot.

This is for NTFS, Windows 2000 Pro, using the built-in motherboard IDE
controller.

Here is what I want to know:

1) Can I (or should I) use "media pools"?

2) How do I properly tell the system that a drive is being removed or
installed?

3) Will I need to load any drives or other software?

4) Are there any "got yah's" I need to know about? - Especially when dealing
with older, surplus removable hard drive hardware.

5) Do I need to be concerned about which type of ATA drive I put in the bay?

6) What about partitions? Will they all work the same as before?

7) What is the best way to deal with drive letters?



Thanks all,

- Stan Shankman

 

[Stan Shankman]

And I forgot to mention . . .



I want to be able to hot-swap the ATA drives. Can I do this?



- Stan Shankman