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Format and Mount 2nd HDD

Format and Mount 2nd HDD to /mnt/backup

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perform this command
fdisk -l
that will give you the hd* (* = number) of the Hard Drive you want to format

perform this command
mkfs /dev/hd*
this will format the drive

mount /dev/hd* /mnt/backup

To unmount
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umount /backup

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