John,
Didn't your CDR include software, or are you looking for a dedicated
"backup" program? The Windows backup doesn't support many devices (no CD
burners that I know of) and the other software out there is problematic.
Seagate recently spun off its backup software (used to be Arcada and Sytos)
but I can't recall who the new company is. I've been using Adaptec Easy-CD
Creator... the latest version is very stable and reliable. Without a true
backup program, I just copy all my data files to disks regularly and
occasionally back up my system files (the ones that aren't in use when the
system is running). It's not nearly as convenient as my old Norton Backup,
but I end up with redundant files that let me go back to an old version
quickly. I used to back up on tapes and have learned to hate that medium...
slow, old tapes may not read properly. CD's are so cheap, I just spin a lot
of them. I have a DVD RAM drive that could mirror my whole system disk, but
there's no way to do a mirror of the disk that would have the runtime files
(that I know of).
And one on-topic question... do you carry the caps for the OM ttl body
connector?
Thanks,
BJ
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of John Hermanson
Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 1999 2:52 PM
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [OM] Zip drive repair?
I wanted to use my internal CD recorder to back up my hard drive. When I
use the Backup software that comes with windows 98, it looks at the CDR
drive and tells me the media is write protected (when it isn't).
I'd like to do HD backup without having to buy more software if possible.
Anyone know of a way around what the BU software is telling me?
John
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