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USB Hard drive vs Tape
Has anybody used USB hard drives as backup devices instead of tape?We're staring at $15k to replace a broken tape library, but it seems to me that we could get a lot more for our money with the USB hard drives. They currently come in up to 400 gig sizes,...
Tags: backup, gig, tape, TonytheTiger, USB, USB Hard Drive, USB Hard Drives
Q&A 2005-05-09

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Get true portability with the EZ Bus Mini USB hard drive
Mini USB drivesAnyone else out there using an Apricorn or similar USB mini drive?How do you use the drive? Has it changed the way you do your job? Let us knowmini usb drivesI use both the mini usb thumb drives and the usb hard drives, i love them both, the...
Tags: EZ Bus Mini USB hard drive, Greg Shultz, hard drive, Mini USB, mini-USB, USB, usb hardware drive
Discussion threads 2005-07-22
USB hub works with some USB flash drives, not others?
I have an external USB 2.0 hub that connects to a USB 1.1 slot on my PC running Windows Me. The hub recognizes and allows me to use a 1.0 GB Sandisk USB flash hard drive and another 2.0 GB flash hard drive with no problems, but refuses to...
Tags: galahad04, USB, USB flash drive
Discussion threads 2007-06-30
Ghost 2003, DOS and USB Drivers
OK, I'm old school. I have been using Ghost 2003 for some time to image Hard Drives. I 'feel' so much more secure creating an image while in DOS mode vs using Image software that Images from in Windows.Now that USB drives can be most any size, I want to...
Tags: bmadams, USB, windows, security, software, it management, drivers, hardware, ghost, dos, image, boot disc, USB flash drive, USB Drivers
Discussion threads 2007-02-22
External USB HDD Backups: Using BackupAssist With External USB Hard Drives
For users without a tape drive, BackupAssist can perform backups to a backup file (with the .bkf extension). This backup file can be saved to a hard drive, DVD/CD, USB Memory Stick, USB Hard Drive or Network Storage Device, enabling users to perform their backups using BackupAssist when a tape...
Tags: Tape Drive, USB, Backups
White papers 2005-04-19
External USB Enclosure Fried My Drives
I had all my data backed up on 2 hard drives.I was switching from a desktop to notebook/desktop replacement.I attached the drives to an external USB enclosure.Both were not recognized as USB by WIN XP.I then tried the drives in a working computer and both cannot be seen by the...
Tags: jumper, mike2859@..., USB, USB Enclosure
Discussion threads 2007-02-19
Vista problem with usb hard drives
Here's the problem:If I plug one of my seven USB hard drives or enclosures different brandsinto my Vista Business system, an unknown device pops up in the device manager with error 1 "Device not configured properly."If I plug in any of the drives or enclosures before the system boots, Vista...
Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), pmcg@..., USB, Microsoft Windows Vista
Discussion threads 2007-09-25
symantec ghost 2003
i made a ghost image on external usb hard driveand would like to boot from diskket and get aceses to this external usb drive. i used the ghost utilities created bootable usb support diskket but still cant see the ext. h.drive.checked symantec web for config.sys file and did all the...
Tags: ghost, NTFS, USB, USB HDD, koko122333@...
Q&A 2005-07-12
USB Hard Drives and Portable Hard Drives
Personal computers are used for a wide range of applications and many new devices have been developed since IBM's original two serial port personal computer some twenty years ago. Scanners, portable hard drives, Zip drives, and force-feedback joysticks are just a few examples of devices appearing on the desktop. Although...
Tags: Hard Drive, PC, Serial Port, USB, Scanners, Hardware, Peripherals
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external hard drive for laptop without USB 2.0
I need to buy more memory for my dell laptop, is it ok to buy an external hard drive that is specific for USB 2.0 even though mine is only USB 1? i can't find hard drives that are not for usb 2.thanksYesYou will get a pop up that...
Tags: hard drives, memory, hardware, USB 2.0, USB, laurashreeve1@..., hard drive, laptop computer
Discussion threads 2006-11-24
Corrupt USB Memory
I have a 1GB USB "Pen drive", but it is showing up in WinXP as 482MB only, after some files being copied to it corrupted.How can I restore this to its full 1GB?easyreformat it. get your file off first if the only copy you have.if it still is corrupt...
Tags: jim.wyse@...
Discussion threads 2007-10-08
Making and Restoring Images.
I would like to know what is the best software to use for the following.I want to be able to make an image of a HD, store this on a portable USB drive. When I need to restore this image onto a PC I would need to boot-up onto the...
Tags: Acronis, backup, catsforus, hardware, image, restore, USB, USB drive, USB flash drive
Discussion threads 2005-08-15
MyUSBOnly Free 2007 (exe)
Lock the Bad Guys out of your USB ports with MyUSBOnly; Block Untrusted USB Memory Stick Activity in Office. Prevent data theft by blocking all but your trusted USB storage devices. Stop your files from walking away on thumb drives, mp3 players, flash cards and portable USB hard drives. Secretly...
Tags: USB, A.C. Element
Software downloads 2008-02-14
Unreadable USb drive
this is third time that my computer have failed to read the USb drive.well actually it reads the USB but not able to open it.i had same problem with IBM flash drive.it was working fine one moment then when i tried to use it the day after, it is there...
Tags: USB flash drive
Q&A 2005-08-16
SWITCHING HARD DRIVES BETWEEN MACHINES
Is there any software; preferrably freeware, that will allow switching hard drives between different machines? I've had some hard drive failures and tried to install a spare hard drive into a different machine and I get a blue screen.Should be an automagic thingI am hoping that you are talking about...
Tags: Microsoft Windows, landman4u@..., hard drive
Discussion threads 2007-03-26
Vista won't recognize USB external hard drives that work fine in XP
I have 2 Ezquest/Maxtor 500gb usb external drives I was using on my Dell machine running XP.I got a new Vista Ultimate machine and, although it recognizes the hardwareon both drives (& says they are "working properly" andenabled), it says the drives are "unreadable"; it does not ...
Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), rgsemail@..., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP, USB
Discussion threads 2007-08-02
Removable USB Hard Disk not recognised in Explorer or Disk Management
I specifically joined the community to help others who many encounter this problem.Context-------I have a Toshiba MK6025GAS external USB hard disk housed in a plastic hard disk case with two logical drives E: and F: both 30GB in size.My T
Tags: Notebooks, humsuplor@..., hard drive, USB
Discussion threads 2006-12-16
Dell Inspiron 4000 BIOS update
Hi,I wanted to upgrade my 10GB hard disk to USB mini hard drive of 40GB. But i have a concern, whether it is possible to boot from USB mini hard drive from Dell Inspiron 4000 series laptops. Because I have seen there is no options for boot type of USB...
Tags: Notebooks, rajeshkuri@..., hard drive, USB, Dell Inspiron 4000, Dell Inspiron, Dell Computer Corp.
Discussion threads 2007-04-11
Restricting USB drives through GPedit
Hey there,I need to know if there is a way to limit use of USB flash drives so that they can not install all those lame third party softwares that come on them?Yes... I know there are ways to delete the software off of the drives themselves...
Tags: thumb drive, end users, flash drive, usb, hardware, security, software, windows, wescrock@..., USB flash drive
Discussion threads 2006-12-21
Automatic USB Backup & USB Synchronize (exe)
Software that automatically performs data backup, restore and synchronization when you insert a memory stick or flash key. No clicking or typing necessary. Free trial download. Works with memory keys, flash drives, memorysticks, or external USB hard drives in Windows XP or 2000. This version is the first release on...
Tags: USB, Backupusb Software Development, Backups
Software downloads 2008-05-22
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