requesting help creating ext2 file

[david c cooke]

Have existing HDD with old Fedora operating system
that I made USB external for data backups.

If I have it on at boot time with the new FC5 machine,
it can't handle and hangs the process.  I can't see it
after boot.

Can I make an entry to /etc/fstab, like hdb or hdb2, to get the drive  in
rw mode?  Probably format then partition the beast before installing a
filing system, whatever type you think is best suited?

Thanks,
David