Re: Off Site Backup: Removable hard-drive racks or external USB hard-drives?

[Andy <andy@besy.co.uk>]

Rogério Brito wrote:

> This (an external PATA drive in a dual USB2/Firewire enclosure) is the
> solution that I have been using for quite some time now.
>
> In fact, I'm only using the Firewire side of it and it works quite well
> for all my needs.

Great, ill go for external USB/Firewire disks then. It certainly seems 
simpler than SATA disks in a hotswap bay at this point.

> > Q) Is hot-plug supported for external hard disks connected through a
> > USB2 or firewire interface?
>
> Yes, at least for Firewire and USB 1.1.

Great!

> Hope this helps, Rogério Brito.

Very much, thanks.

Andy