[kwlug-disc] Linux-compatible eSATA expansion cards

Khalid Baheyeldin kb at 2bits.com
Tue Jul 1 12:12:43 EDT 2014


On the non UEFI desktop 'server' that I am using for backup, I did not need
to do that. I used GPT directly on the dock that had the 3TB disk, and it
worked fine.

On Tue, Jul 1, 2014 at 8:16 AM, <chaslinux at gmail.com> wrote:

> I think I remember an issue where on non UEFI systems I needed to plug the
> SATA into the motherboard and partition using GPT (instead of using the
> dock). After partitioning and formatting the drive was fine in the dock.
> This was only for non-UEFI based systems that don't know GPT.
> Blog: http://www.charlesmccolm.com/
> Sent from my cell phone.
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