[CLUE-Tech] Migrating old data to new installed system involving CDRW/2nd HD

[Kevin Cullis]

Hi,

I've got the new SuSe 8.1 (currently running 7.2) and I'll be getting a
new CDRW soon.  I have two HDs and the second one is just a backup of
the first HD and contains MP3s. I'd like to not touch the second HD
during a new install of 8.1, but am unsure this is the way to go.  So,
this is what I think I should do:

1.  Get the CDRW (mentioned in an different post) and install on old
system and burn the backup data (I don't care about the apps and config
files) on a blank CD.
2.  Do a complete new install of 8.1.
3.  Put backup data on second HD after complete new install.

This brings up a number of questions that I'd like some help to answer:

1. If I were doing a new install with 2 HDs, would it matter which FS I 
should use: ext3, JFS, XFS, or any other? I plan on making the 2nd HD
not only the backup, but also a temp backup for my wife's files (via a
simple network on a Win98 laptop) and burn them on the CD.
2. I know on 8.1 I can "Do Not Format" the second HD during a new
install to retain my data, but will it or what will I encounter from a
performance perspective if only 1 drive is affected and not 2?  Wiil it
affect the FS performance?
3. Should I just do a "Do Not Format" to the new install of 8.1 since
little, if any, performance hit will be taken?

Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

Kevin

P.S. Does anyone have problems running Star Office 5.2 on any newer
distros?