On Monday 09 June 2003 17:50, Jon Moss wrote:
> Is Linux (Redhat 7.3 currently installed) Plug-N-Play?  I've reviewed the
> HowTos at the Linux Documentation Project (the CDROM one is nearly two
> years old) and it seems to indicate that I will have to re-install or
> re-compile the kernel.  Is this true?

If your old CDROM drive was IDE/ATA and your new drive is IDE/ATA, it should 
be as simple as slap it in and go.  If your new drive is not IDE/ATA or the 
same interface as the old, you will need to make sure the kernel has 
support for the particular interface the drive uses and re-compile/install 
the kernel.