This whole process is referred to as Auto Mounting. It works for Hard Disks or Optical Drive readers connected using the SATA Ports as well as for USB Drives connected using the USB Ports perfectly.
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How to mount in Ubuntu
One of the most common is mounting drives, either internal or external ones like a solid-state drive or a portable USB drive.
[Profezzorn] designed some mounting brackets to house a file server inside of an external drive enclosure. Click on the instructions tab to get a bit more of the story. The enclosure that he’s ...