2007-07-14, 07:19 | Link #23 | |
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2007-07-14, 10:27 | Link #25 |
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LOL I booted up my old 386 today. the 16mb HDD is still going strong. Personally I use Dual layer DVD's for backup of anime and even then I make sure to use high grade media like Taiyo Yuden's at slow burn speeds usually x2. I have about 30 discs of anime, happy snaps and scans of important docs like my passport and mortgage docs in a heavy fireproof chest which is pretty much climate controlled. hey it's cheaper than buying a 1tb NAS.
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2007-07-14, 23:28 | Link #27 |
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im sooo confused <---- ( about the raid)
anyways what i think i will do about this cheapy external hard drive is buy the same exact model and transfer only my important files then i`ll switch the old one to the new and return it. im good hehehehe also is this legal?? |
2007-07-14, 23:30 | Link #28 | |
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2007-07-15, 00:02 | Link #32 |
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One important part of backing up that folks are forgetting to tell you.
TEST your backups...make sure they actually worked! I can't count the number of times some company (or individual) has gone along merrily, feeling secure, because they backup their important data every day. Then disaster day arrives, something fails. They go to restore the backups...and found out that do to some small glitch/oversight by the person who setup the backups, that they are, in fact, unusable. In the case of backing up anime onto DvDs, I think all you need to do is put the dvds back in periodically to make sure they are still readable though |
2007-07-15, 01:41 | Link #34 |
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Buy some decent brand DVDs if you're gonna use them for backups. GQ is something I wouldn't recommend. Half of my back ups stopped working after 6 months. Yes, I checked right after burning them. No big loss though, I bought real copies of the files I lost.
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2007-07-15, 04:49 | Link #35 | |
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Even if you're morally willing to disregard this, bear in mind that hard drives (like most computer equipment) have serial numbers which will be tracked. If you swap the disk there is a chance they will notice. Also keep in mind that simply opening the device can void the warranty, meaning any claim made against it could be rejected (and you would be billed for postage just to find this out). If you're thinking of employing a "return to vendor" style replacement procedure (where you get the shop to replace the device), you'll have all of the above problems. They'll just be off-set slightly as you won't be dealing with the manufacturer. If the original device is under warranty, copy the data off and arrange a return it under the warranty procedure for that device. If it isn't you're out of luck and should just buy a new device. |
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2007-07-16, 17:20 | Link #36 | |
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Regarding dvds, I always use the cheapest possible and do "verify data after burn", it takes twice the time but at least it gives me my peace of mind. |
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2007-07-17, 01:07 | Link #38 | |
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2007-07-17, 01:54 | Link #39 |
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Actually I've found that the external 2.5 laptop hdds (iomega, lacie maxtor etc etc) can take a beating. I outsource all my torrenting on a 120g iomega 2.5 and this thing has taken a beating. I've travelled all over Australia with it, dropped it countless times and its still kicking. I guess the 2.5 laptop HDD's are designed to take a bit of punishment as opposed to desktop models
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2007-07-17, 09:08 | Link #40 | |
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And if your drive is old enough for the warranty to expire it will be difficult to find the same model anyway. |
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