How to enable External HDD usable by XP & Linux?

caleb · 08-03-2007, 12:05 AM

I have a 80gb external HDD conencted thru USB...now I'd like to be able to copy/paste photos & movies etc in that HDD and still be able to access it by both Win XP & Open Suse 10.2.

1. is that possible.
2. if yes how?

eddie · 08-03-2007, 02:18 AM

Just connect the hard drive in Linux and your desktop will auto mount it...No problems. I would recommend formatting it into FAT32 instead of NTFS as the support for former file system is more mature then the latter one.

mediator · 08-03-2007, 02:28 AM

I dunno about windows having any compatibility problems with fat32 format done by linux. Therefore I advice to format the hdd from windows => fat32. Normally the disk is not shown by windows, but is recognized as a hdd. So u have to partition is from the "Disk Management" in windows and partition it! After that its just a plug n play in both windows n linux!

caleb · 11-03-2007, 01:55 AM

Thanks eddie & mediator, it worked...sorry I was late in replying.

08-03-2007, 12:05 AM	#1 (permalink)
caleb Alpha Geek Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 578	How to enable External HDD usable by XP & Linux? I have a 80gb external HDD conencted thru USB...now I'd like to be able to copy/paste photos & movies etc in that HDD and still be able to access it by both Win XP & Open Suse 10.2. 1. is that possible. 2. if yes how? __________________ Intel D805 on D101Ggc/XFX8600GT/Transcend 2GB DDR /250+160GB SATA+WD250GB External/Epson StylusCX5500/LG DVDRW/Acer19" LCD/ VISTA HP & Sabayon 3.3/Compaq Presario V6112AU 2GB Ram/nVIDIA6150/VISTA HP

08-03-2007, 02:18 AM	#2 (permalink)
eddie El mooooo Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: India Posts: 1,414	Re: How to enable External HDD usable by XP & Linux? Just connect the hard drive in Linux and your desktop will auto mount it...No problems. I would recommend formatting it into FAT32 instead of NTFS as the support for former file system is more mature then the latter one.

08-03-2007, 02:28 AM	#3 (permalink)
mediator String Phreak Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: In ur Evil Mind! Posts: 2,453	Re: How to enable External HDD usable by XP & Linux? I dunno about windows having any compatibility problems with fat32 format done by linux. Therefore I advice to format the hdd from windows => fat32. Normally the disk is not shown by windows, but is recognized as a hdd. So u have to partition is from the "Disk Management" in windows and partition it! After that its just a plug n play in both windows n linux! __________________ Bad Bad server.....No candy for u!

11-03-2007, 01:55 AM	#4 (permalink)
caleb Alpha Geek Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 578	Re: How to enable External HDD usable by XP & Linux? Thanks eddie & mediator, it worked...sorry I was late in replying. __________________ Intel D805 on D101Ggc/XFX8600GT/Transcend 2GB DDR /250+160GB SATA+WD250GB External/Epson StylusCX5500/LG DVDRW/Acer19" LCD/ VISTA HP & Sabayon 3.3/Compaq Presario V6112AU 2GB Ram/nVIDIA6150/VISTA HP

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