Comment Re:Compatibility (Score 1) 361
Okay, it's easy to format a drive, but why it is pre-formatted to NTFS?
Presumably because it's marketed as a Windows backup solution and comes with Window's only backup software.
I have one of these and I simply do not have this issue the Reg is on about, it takes a few seconds to spin up after it has gone to sleep but once up to speed it works perfectly on Linux. The funny thing is that I repartitioned it to be 20Gb for Windows and 2x150Gb partitions for Linux, now when I dual boot to XP the drive just isn't seen, even the vertical orange light goes off and that normally stays on even when the PC if off.
