S2 with new larger HD question

[jschramm97]

I've read the Hinsdale and WeekNees upgrade guides and i'm going to take my 40hr S2 and replace the original drive with a new 160gb HD. But one thing i've not seen discussed in any of the how-too's is, is there any type of drive prep that needs to be done with a brand new drive right out of the box? or does the

mfsbackup -Tao - /dev/hdc | mfsrestore -s 127 -xzpi - /dev/hda

command partition and format the drive as nessisary? i'm not very versed in Linux nor it's commands so if this is a dumb question then i apologize.

Thank You.

[supasta]

mfstools does the format and partition all on its own. There is no prep necessary. Even with a used drive, the drive will be completely wiped.

[jschramm97]

Thanks for the quick response.

One last question i thought of after i sent this, is there a drive size threashold i should stay away from? if i can get a decent price on an IDE drive larger then 160 i was going to go that route. unless you recommend against it.

Thanks again!

[supasta]

Go big or go home! The only limit is the size of drive you can purchase (750GB). Other than that, ANY drive will work.