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On Tuesday 01 August 2006 17:37, xcssa-admin@xcssa.org wrote:

> Ok, and the hard drive pin settings to do this while at a vendor booth are?
> ;)
> Suppose a portable w/ linux and the scythe device to hook up the external
> hd via usb would work, but was looking for a small (as in fits in hand)
> version -- linux juice box would be nice --

Uhh.. how about a laptop and USB-->PATA adaptor.



>   Ok, along with the scythe product, using handheld size stuff, use
> smartclt if you have a linux handheld/pda w/ usb connection OR use hand
> held PDA/phone as a router to a home box with linux on it to use smartctl
> (with a remote xwindow redirect back to the device doing the routing).

Uhh... smartctl talks to the hardware directly over the IDE/SCSI bus.  You 
can't "route" it over a network.

I still think a laptop woud suffice. ;)

Tweeks