diff --git a/home.admin/30initHDD.sh b/home.admin/30initHDD.sh
index 5fbd5c2a2..4a0856c8b 100755
--- a/home.admin/30initHDD.sh
+++ b/home.admin/30initHDD.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ if [ ${existsHDD} -eq 1 ]; then
 
   # check if there is s sda2
   existsHDD2=$(lsblk | grep -c sda2)
-  if [ ${existsHDD2} -eq 1 ]; then
+  hddSecondDriveExists=$(lsblk | grep -c sdb)
+  if [ ${existsHDD2} -eq 1 ] || [ ${hddSecondDriveExists} -eq 1 ] ; then
     echo "OK - HDD found at sda2 ... determine which is bigger"
 
     # get both with size
@@ -22,11 +23,16 @@ if [ ${existsHDD} -eq 1 ]; then
     echo "sda1(${size1})"
     size2=$(lsblk -o NAME,SIZE -b | grep "sda2" | awk '{ print substr( $0, 12, length($0)-2 ) }' | xargs)
     echo "sda2(${size2})"
+    size3=$(lsblk -o NAME,SIZE -b | grep "sdb" | awk '{ print substr( $0, 8, length($0)-2 ) }' | xargs)
+    echo "sdb(${size2})"
 
-    # chosse to run with the bigger one
+    # choose to run with the bigger one
     if [ ${size2} -gt ${size1} ]; then
       echo "sda2 is BIGGER - run with this one"
       device="sda2"
+    elif [ ${size3} -gt ${size1} ]; then
+      echo "sdb is BIGGER - run with this one"
+      device="sdb" 
     else
       echo "sda1 is BIGGER - run with this one"
     fi
diff --git a/home.admin/_bootstrap.sh b/home.admin/_bootstrap.sh
index d5616cd46..70f3fd015 100644
--- a/home.admin/_bootstrap.sh
+++ b/home.admin/_bootstrap.sh
@@ -148,17 +148,23 @@ if [ ${hddIsAutoMounted} -eq 0 ]; then
   # detect for correct device name (the biggest partition)
   hddDeviceName="sda1"
   hddSecondPartitionExists=$(lsblk | grep -c sda2)
-  if [ ${hddSecondPartitionExists} -eq 1 ]; then
+  hddSecondDriveExists=$(lsblk | grep -c sdb)
+  if [ ${hddSecondPartitionExists} -eq 1 ] || [ ${hddSecondDriveExists} -eq 1 ] ; then
     echo "HDD has a second partition - choosing the bigger one ..." >> $logFile
     # get both with size
     size1=$(lsblk -o NAME,SIZE -b | grep "sda1" | awk '{ print substr( $0, 12, length($0)-2 ) }' | xargs)
     echo "sda1(${size1})" >> $logFile
     size2=$(lsblk -o NAME,SIZE -b | grep "sda2" | awk '{ print substr( $0, 12, length($0)-2 ) }' | xargs)
     echo "sda2(${size2})" >> $logFile
-    # chosse to run with the bigger one
+    size3=$(lsblk -o NAME,SIZE -b | grep "sdb" | awk '{ print substr( $0, 8, length($0)-2 ) }' | xargs)
+    echo "sdb(${size2})" >> $logFile
+    # choose to run with the bigger one
     if [ ${size2} -gt ${size1} ]; then
       echo "sda2 is BIGGER - run with this one" >> $logFile
       hddDeviceName="sda2"
+    elif [ ${size3} -gt ${size1} ]; then
+      echo "sdb is BIGGER - run with this one" >> $logFile
+      hddDeviceName="sdb"      
     else
       echo "sda1 is BIGGER - run with this one" >> $logFile
       hddDeviceName="sda1"