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restore from tape drive backup
Name: jox447 Date: June 30, 2003 at 11:00:51 Pacific OS: xp home CPU/Ram: 333/195
Comment:
If I make a tape backup of my hard disk, how would I restore my system from it in the event of a crash or reformat?
Name: ceri sheeran Date: June 30, 2003 at 11:26:39 Pacific
Reply:
Hi,
Your tape drive backup unit should come with software which will allow you to create a set of emergency recovery floppy disks.
You can use these to recover your system after a format.
Alternatively you can re-install your operating system and tape backup unit software and then do a restore from the tape of anything you don't have the orginal CD's for, ie data files downloaded files, music & video files.
hth
Ceri
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Response Number 2
Name: jox447 Date: June 30, 2003 at 12:50:23 Pacific
Reply:
thanks, that helps. I bought the drive off of ebay and have never used one before. I thought it would a great way to keep a backup of several computers. thanks for the advice.
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Response Number 3
Name: ceri sheeran Date: June 30, 2003 at 13:21:43 Pacific
Reply:
Hi,
What model drive did you get. If it is a Seagate travan STT unit I may have an upgrade that would be of use.
Ceri
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Response Number 4
Name: jox447 Date: June 30, 2003 at 14:58:23 Pacific
Reply:
Hi, its a Hewlett Packard Colorado T4000. Here's the URL:
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