Installation of extra hard drive on Ubuntu

[Robert59]

I am new on Linux. I am using Ubuntu right now. The problem is that I want to add a new hard drive in the computer. But in Ubuntu is totally different what seems in windows. The drive letter is not assigned here and this causes me a bit trouble sometime to locate partition and distribute data. What to do here in case of an additional hard drive.

[Eru]

At the same time as it is not essential to have full understanding of how drives run, it's a superior idea to be conscious that there is what's recognized as Small Computer Systems Interface (SCSI) drives and Advanced Technology Attachment (ATA) drives for the reason that they are Linux apparatus that are nominated according to a system dissimilar from MS Windows. Frequently, ATA drives are insecurely referred to as Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE) drives and you are supposed to be familiar with that there are in addition Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) drives that might be attached to your system.

[Erubiel]

If you encompass an IDE/ATA drive, you determine to observe the letters "hd" previous the drive description. If you encompass a SATA or SCSI drive, you be supposed to observe "sd" leading the description. Make a note of that under a number of distros, particularly older ones such as Fedora (Core) 4, you may observe "scd" for a SCSI apparatus as in "scd0." You might in addition observe "/dev/cdrom/" as an alternative of "hd," "sd" or "scd." This is approximately always caused by a symlink.

[Felix46]

Let's say you had encompassed one SCSI drive installed. You be supposed to have at least two partitions in view of the fact that Linux necessitate a swap; one for the allocation you are working and the additional for the swap. They would characteristically be designated "sda1" and "sda2" correspondingly. This is not figuring for several logical partitions, presently for a primary and an extended one. Logical partitions begin numbering at five, for illustration, "sda5" If you are a newbie to Linux and to partitioning; you almost certainly desire to avoid running with logical partitions in addition known as logical volumes.

[Filiberto]

Your SCSI would tranquil be "sda1" and "sda2," and the pen drive be supposed to demonstrate as "sdb1." If you were to add a subsequent pen drive, it is supposed to accumulate as "sdc1." To break this system of Linux apparatus down you look at every segment of the description. The "sd" indicates a SCSI based drive; an "hd" would designate an IDE/ATA drive. The "a" reveals that it is your most important master drive; in this case there's only one, so it is most important and master. The number (1) indicates the separation number.

[Aandaleeb]

For illustration, the first separation on the most important master drive is "sda1." The second separation is "sda2," the third is "sda3," and the fourth is "sda4." Linux numbers 1 - 4 for most important or comprehensive partitions. If you necessitate additional, you might set up logical volumes. Unlike the freedom you have under Windows to basically unplug a pen drive without first stopping it, even though it's safer to discontinue it, you be supposed to by no means do this under Linux. These drives be supposed to be unmounted before being detached.