Topic: Should this be Disk partition type FD?

[jerryh]

Can somebody please help a newbie.

I've installed v7 rc3 on a single SCSI 4.7G disk.

On checking with a dos version of Partitionmagic (v8.0)  the partitions are type FD (I understand to be Raid Autodetect?) when I expected them to be ext3.
I assume this is correct but why?
What is the difference between the two?
 
I intend to add another 17G scsi disk and format a 256M linux swap file (as I'm doubling memory) plus a storage ibay.

I know I have to mount and create a link to the ibay but will the system automatically configure to use the 2nd swap partition?
Thanks in advance
Jerry

[dsemuk]

SME7 uses software raid regardless of the number of disks used at the time of setup (I know raid sounds odd on a single disk).

This use of raid from the outset allows for additional disks to be added to a machine after the inital build, without the need for a fresh install.

Maybe this is why you are seeing what you are seeing.

You corrctly state ext3 is used as the file system, on software raid.

Do a search for adding adding additional disks, also LVM.

I don't think the system will automatically use the 2nd swap

Dave

[jerryh]

Thanks