If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. |
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#1
|
|||
|
|||
Best External Hdd
Hello people i need an external hdd to backup an sbs 2003 installation
which is about 60 gigs. Backup needs to be completed in a 6 hour window. Can anyone reccomend one for this purpose |
#2
|
|||
|
|||
Best External Hdd
You can go Fancy and get LaCie hard drive with the rubber coating.
http://www.lacie.com/products/range.htm?id=10036 But a hard drive can take like 500G's nowadays. But they are cute. But I actually recommend you buy 2 Drives the same size/speed, and brand (if Possible) as the drives in your Server. Put them in External Cases. http://www.supergooddeal.com/category_s/42.htm and if one fails on the server you can swap one out. at 5:00pm Practically Zero Downtime. Russ -- Russell Grover Microsoft Certified Small Business Specialist. MCP, MCPS, MCNPS, (MCP-SBS) Remote Support Available MSN Messenger Support @ SBITS.Biz http://www.SBITS.Biz Search for SBS2003 answer on Google: http://groups.google.com/group/micro...s?lnk=lr&hl=en "blah" wrote in message ... Hello people i need an external hdd to backup an sbs 2003 installation which is about 60 gigs. Backup needs to be completed in a 6 hour window. Can anyone reccomend one for this purpose |
#3
|
|||
|
|||
Best External Hdd
I use Seagate external drives and find them to be great.
get one with a high spin speed 7,200 rpm. I use some small 160GB pocket size drives and they backup 70 GBs in a few hours no problem USB2 "blah" wrote in message ... Hello people i need an external hdd to backup an sbs 2003 installation which is about 60 gigs. Backup needs to be completed in a 6 hour window. Can anyone reccomend one for this purpose |
#4
|
|||
|
|||
Best External Hdd
I have a Laptop 100GB I carry everywhere (100GB was the largest out when I
bought it.) I have this case, but black, but I'd probably go clear now.. Just for the cool factor. http://www.supergooddeal.com/Cintre_... p/i201-cr.htm Even though they are nice and portable, I still like the regular drives, because more storage. With backing up 60 Gigs I'd probably go with either same size drive as the server, but if the server drives are small, then go large. Russ -- Russell Grover Microsoft Certified Small Business Specialist. MCP, MCPS, MCNPS, (MCP-SBS) Remote Support Available MSN Messenger Support @ SBITS.Biz http://www.SBITS.Biz Search for SBS2003 answer on Google: http://groups.google.com/group/micro...s?lnk=lr&hl=en "Pat Horridge" wrote in message ... I use Seagate external drives and find them to be great. get one with a high spin speed 7,200 rpm. I use some small 160GB pocket size drives and they backup 70 GBs in a few hours no problem USB2 "blah" wrote in message ... Hello people i need an external hdd to backup an sbs 2003 installation which is about 60 gigs. Backup needs to be completed in a 6 hour window. Can anyone reccomend one for this purpose |
#5
|
|||
|
|||
Best External Hdd
we have used a number of usb freecom classic drives 250gb and above and
found them ideal very low cost too "blah" wrote in message ... Hello people i need an external hdd to backup an sbs 2003 installation which is about 60 gigs. Backup needs to be completed in a 6 hour window. Can anyone reccomend one for this purpose |
#6
|
|||
|
|||
Best External Hdd
On Thu, 19 Oct 2006 02:15:41 -0700, "Russ - SBITS.Biz \(MCP SBS\)"
wrote: http://www.supergooddeal.com/category_s/42.htm Directron is a lot less expensive. http://www.directron.com/ -- "Nothing in the world can take the place of perseverence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent." --Calvin Coolidge |
#7
|
|||
|
|||
Best External Hdd
On Thu, 19 Oct 2006 10:22:45 +0100, "Pat Horridge"
wrote: I use Seagate external drives and find them to be great. get one with a high spin speed 7,200 rpm. I use some small 160GB pocket size drives and they backup 70 GBs in a few Use Acronis True Image to do the clone. Much faster and you have a sector-for-sector copy. Just remember to change the signature or Windows can screw up. I use Win98SE fdisk /mbr because it has a bug which overwrites the first 4 bytes of the signature with zeros. That forces Windows to create a new installation which prevents any conflicts with the original disk signature. If you don't do that you are in for a world of pain since Windows is trying to detect pirated clones and botches it with legitimate ones. -- "Nothing in the world can take the place of perseverence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent." --Calvin Coolidge |
#8
|
|||
|
|||
Best External Hdd
Yes I use Acronis and it's great.
"Citizen Bob" wrote in message ... On Thu, 19 Oct 2006 10:22:45 +0100, "Pat Horridge" wrote: I use Seagate external drives and find them to be great. get one with a high spin speed 7,200 rpm. I use some small 160GB pocket size drives and they backup 70 GBs in a few Use Acronis True Image to do the clone. Much faster and you have a sector-for-sector copy. Just remember to change the signature or Windows can screw up. I use Win98SE fdisk /mbr because it has a bug which overwrites the first 4 bytes of the signature with zeros. That forces Windows to create a new installation which prevents any conflicts with the original disk signature. If you don't do that you are in for a world of pain since Windows is trying to detect pirated clones and botches it with legitimate ones. -- "Nothing in the world can take the place of perseverence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent." --Calvin Coolidge |
#9
|
|||
|
|||
Best External Hdd
Citizen Bob, could you elaborate on what you mean by "changing the
signature" when you use Acronis True Image Server to make full disk images? thanks. "Citizen Bob" wrote in message ... On Thu, 19 Oct 2006 10:22:45 +0100, "Pat Horridge" wrote: I use Seagate external drives and find them to be great. get one with a high spin speed 7,200 rpm. I use some small 160GB pocket size drives and they backup 70 GBs in a few Use Acronis True Image to do the clone. Much faster and you have a sector-for-sector copy. Just remember to change the signature or Windows can screw up. I use Win98SE fdisk /mbr because it has a bug which overwrites the first 4 bytes of the signature with zeros. That forces Windows to create a new installation which prevents any conflicts with the original disk signature. If you don't do that you are in for a world of pain since Windows is trying to detect pirated clones and botches it with legitimate ones. -- "Nothing in the world can take the place of perseverence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent." --Calvin Coolidge |
#10
|
|||
|
|||
Best External Hdd
dvw wrote:
Citizen Bob, could you elaborate on what you mean by "changing the signature" when you use Acronis True Image Server to make full disk images? thanks. Please don't top-post. Your answer belongs after, or possibly intermixed with, the material you quote. After snipping whatever is not germane to your reply. -- Chuck F (cbfalconer at maineline dot net) Available for consulting/temporary embedded and systems. http://cbfalconer.home.att.net |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
External Hard Drive Not Recognized | hoerschy | Dell Computers | 0 | December 7th 05 02:26 AM |
suspect "external" modem is really internal modem | sharon | Homebuilt PC's | 3 | December 9th 04 04:32 PM |
Updrade PC | Guy Smith | General | 22 | August 15th 04 01:57 AM |
Problem Burning CDs from external harddrive | Patrick Ward | Storage (alternative) | 0 | July 15th 04 05:25 PM |
question on external drives/drive enclosures | Clamshell | Storage (alternative) | 2 | February 1st 04 09:10 PM |