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Colorado 250MB Tape Backup Software
Name: kukie Date: November 26, 2004 at 14:43:09 Pacific OS: Windows 98SE CPU/Ram: 433 mgH 128 mg RAM
Comment:
Hello, I have a Colorado 250 MB tape backup that I would like to use, but I am unable to use Microsoft's backup provided with Windows 98 as it says "Media cannot be written to insert another media to continue" but I am using the correct media...auuggghhh... It says its backing up to "QIC-80 Parallel Port Backup Device 2" should it not say QIC-40? boy and I thought this would be an easy installation...any help is most appreciated!
Also, when I check my entire system for backup it says I have 3,225,674,208 bytes - can anyone translate that for me into MBs? Thanks thanks thanks!!!
Name: Derek Date: November 26, 2004 at 15:06:01 Pacific
Reply:
1024 bytes = 1KB 1024 KB = 1MB 1024 MB = 1GB
So you divide that number by 1024 three times. I make it almost exactly 3GB.
If I've got this wrong there will be an army of responses to put me right LOL.
Derek.W
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Response Number 2
Name: Derek Date: November 26, 2004 at 15:08:17 Pacific
Reply:
...err, well, that's if you wanted it in Gigabytes....
Derek.W
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Response Number 3
Name: ham30 Date: November 26, 2004 at 15:12:55 Pacific
Reply:
Looks good to me Derek and that would equal 3,000 MB. A 250MB tape isn't gonna do help much. Besides, trust me, those things are not very reliable.
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Response Number 4
Name: Derek Date: November 26, 2004 at 15:21:27 Pacific
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Hey, just spotted the 250MB capacity. In which case that might be the problem.
You have 3076MB of data.
Derek.W
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Response Number 5
Name: Derek Date: November 26, 2004 at 15:23:06 Pacific
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We overlapped ham30 (but dig that crazy accuracy this time).
Derek.W
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Response Number 6
Name: OtheHill Date: November 26, 2004 at 15:31:48 Pacific
Reply:
Teresa A CDR holds 700MB. Why mess with that tape drive. The cartridges used to be expensive too. Got a few from a conner tape drive. Remember paying like $25 for them 10 years ago. Use a DVD burner to backup. Use CDR or DVDR media.
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Response Number 7
Name: kukie Date: November 26, 2004 at 15:35:28 Pacific
Reply:
Thanks to everyone, that means about 13 tapes...ut oh and maybe 16 hours?!?! sheesh you are right, this is not gonna do me any good!!
BTW I did get it working, its doing its thing as I type this, already in tape 3 and it has rejected 4 tapes lol.
I love cheap people who don't understand that technology from 1994 is slightly (LOL) outdated.
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