[wdvltalk] RE: OT: setting up external hard drive for backup purposes

2003-11-15 Thread Cheryl D. Wise
I have a combination Firewire/USB 2 case that I put in a spare 40gig hard drive. Plug it into the firewire port on my laptop to back it up or the USB 2 port on the server. Drive is instantly recognized and I just copy the files over. I prefer not to use back-up software because I have never had

[wdvltalk] RE: OT: setting up external hard drive for backup purposes

2003-11-15 Thread SsolSsinclair
deb; i am not an induistry, so thought i would not respond until i read the last statement simplest way is to copy data onto cd/dvd, then transfer to second drive. keep the dvds as third baxkup note: does amount to a certaiun amouint of time expendituire. if this is to be avoided, more advanced