Can I backup other disks?

I have not used Time Machine yet and was thinking of using it after I upgrade to 10.6. But, I am wondering if Time Machine will backup more disks than just the startup disk? Can I tell it what disks (or even what folders) I want backed up?
I have a startup drive plus 2 other internal drives and want to back all those up onto 1 external drive. Is this possible?
Thanks.

Hi, and welcome to the forums.
You might want to review these:
Time Machine Tutorial
Time Machine 101
How to back up and restore your files
Time Machine Features
Apple - Support - Mac OSX v10.5 Leopard Time Machine
and perhaps browse the Time Machine - Frequently Asked Questions *User Tip.*
If you have a problem setting-up or using Time Machine, start with the Time Machine - Troubleshooting *User Tip.* It will show you how to locate the message(s) that describe the problem, then help you fix it. If that doesn't help, post back with details, including all the messages, your setup (especially the destination for the backups), what you've done, and the results.
Since you should have a full backup of your data before upgrading, you might want to start now.
Message was edited by: Pondini
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