[ale] OTQ: partition formats of USB storage

[johnmills at speakeasy.net (John Mills)]

ALErs -

Speculative question:

I just bought a USB external HDD by Seagate, based on a presumably
standard 3.5" drive. If I had to replace the drive, any idea how the
replacement should be partitioned? 

(I'm not about to check mine while it's still guaranteed - in fact I 
don't even know if it's serial or parallel!)

Thanks.
 - Mills