Chopin Cusachs wrote: <em>> <em>> You do need to be sure you have an IRQ to spare. I took the IDE/ATA66 card <em>> out of this box because <em>> I couldn't spare the interrupt. These are all good ideas, but I want to stress I am looking for removable media so that I can keep an offsite backup. I would be SOL if I lost some of things on my home computer. Regards, Dustin <em>> <em>> If you go that route, check whether the card includes the cable -- that can <em>> be pricey, too. <em>> <em>> Choppy <em>> <em>> At 07:59 PM 3/26/01 -0600, you wrote: <em>> >At 07:48 PM 3/26/01, Dustin wrote: <em>> > >I need to purchase a backup device for my home computer. I am looking at <em>> > >5-10GB of data. Anyone have any suggestions on specific backup gear? I am <em>> > >looking at spending MAYBE $500, but would rather less. One problem is <em>> > that my <em>> > >current setup uses all 4 IDE connectors, so an IDE solution probably <em>> > wouldn't <em>> > >work. However, if price becomes an issue I could rearrange. :) <em>> > <em>> >How about a second IDE/ATA100 card, and feed yet another drive (YAD) off <em>> >it. You can get a Maxtor ATA100 card for about $50 at CompUSA and pick up <em>> >a 30gig drive for about $99-130 depending on the sale. <em>> > <em>> > <em>> > <em>> >-- <em>> >Terry Stockdale -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Baton Rouge, LA <em>> >personal website: http://www.dadstoy.net <em>> >computerstuff: http://www.dadstoy.net/computer.htm <em>> > <em>> >================================================ <em>> >BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group <em>> >Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. <em>> >Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change <em>> >your subscription information. <em>> >================================================ <em>> <em>> ================================================ <em>> BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group <em>> Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. <em>> Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change <em>> your subscription information. <em>> ================================================
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