|
PureBytes Links
Trading Reference Links
|
Cameron,
I have a USB 2.0 external drive and I have a Panasonic DOS/USB 2.0 driver
and I backup from DOS to my external drive all of the time - at over 800
MB/min. If you are interested, I will give you the details. I'm and old
fella and old school so backing up from DOS is my preferred choice.
~Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: "c" <camacazi@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Ivo Karindi" <ivo@xxxxxxxxx>; <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>; "Michael Guess"
<mguess@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2004 2:09 PM
Subject: RE: Casper catastrophe
> Id prefer a bootable floppy/cd but does anyone know how to backup a laptop
> with only one harddrive slot to a another harddrive? problem is the
bootable
> stuff i have doesnt recognise the usb port ,so the software doesnt see my
> USB harddrive. Looks like my only option is a windows based backup [unless
> someone knows a workaround?]
> All help appreciated
>
> Cheers
> Cameron
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ivo Karindi [mailto:ivo@xxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Thursday, 21 October 2004 10:46 PM
> To: omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx; Michael Guess
> Subject: Re: Casper catastrophe
>
>
> I guess the moral of the story is the fact that although several of
> those disk image creating programs allow you to do it straight from
> Windows, it may not be a good idea because there are many processes
> running and who knows what may happen. Doing the image from DOS,
> bootable CD or even a bootable floppy would be probably the best,
> whatever promises the software vendors give about the ability to run
> this stuff straight in Windows.
>
> Ivo Karindi
>
>
> MG> As you may recall, several weeks ago I had a disaster during a backup
> that
> MG> wiped out my backup and caused a registry problem that could only be
> MG> resolved by reinstalling my Win2k OS. It's been plenty rough since
then,
> MG> but the other night I decided it was time to preserve my hard work, so
I
> MG> used Casper to back up.
>
> MG> At the very end of the backup I got a warning from Zone Alarm Pro that
> it
> MG> had defended against something (not an intrusion). I tried clicking on
> the
> MG> OK button to make it go away but it wouldn't budge. Things appeared
> frozen.
> MG> Suddenly I got the dreaded Blue Screen of Death, just as I did before.
> MG> After a major hissy fit, I calmed down and tried rebooting my main
disk.
> No
> MG> luck.
>
>
> ---
> ---
>
|