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From: p.mc on 6 Jun 2010 09:43 Hi I've just connected a new replacement Internal 500gb HDD for backing up on a winXp Pro SP3 machine. I got the new hardware found message after booting up, but the HDD wasn't showing in my computer page. I then went to disk management and a wizard came up to initialize the new HDD, the first box marked "initialize" was already ticked, so I went to the next step where there was another box unchecked "select one or more disks to convert to dynamic" and I don't know wether I should tick this or not! can someone please advise me how to proceed? -- Regards p.mc
From: Twayne on 6 Jun 2010 12:03 In news:hug8mo$ek3$1(a)news.albasani.net, p.mc <p.mc(a)home.com> typed: > Hi > > I've just connected a new replacement Internal 500gb HDD > for backing up on a winXp Pro SP3 machine. I got the new > hardware found message after booting up, but the HDD wasn't > showing in my computer page. I then went to disk management > and a wizard came up to initialize the new HDD, the first > box marked "initialize" was already ticked, so I went to > the next step where there was another box unchecked "select > one or more disks to convert to dynamic" and I don't know > wether I should tick this or not! can someone please advise > me how to proceed? "already ticked" probably was just something it filled in for you: you should have run that section before going to the next stage. Try it again and run the "initialize" choice. Didn't the drive come with instructions on how to install it? If not, try going to the manufacturer's web site and see if it's online there. If not, give the drive model and manufacturer and I'll bet someone can locate the install instructions for you if you can't get anything from the above. It sounds like you skipped the initiation. About backups: An internal drive such as you have is not the best way to use a drive for backup purposes. Anything that affects your boot drive could just as easily take out the backup drive too, and then your backups are lost. The best idea is to 1. Get an external drive (500 Gig or larger) that plugs into a USB port. Usually they're a very simple install and it's all done for you when the drve comes up the first time. Send all backup data to the external drive. Now you can unplug and protect the external drive from any damage caused inside the computer by viruses, worms, trojans and other malware. 2. Periodically, or whenever there has been substantial changes to your machine, make a full backup to the external drive and then burn that backup to DVDs also so it will always be available in case you can't use the backup from the external drive or it gets overwritten on the external drive. I try to make DVDs once a month here, but often skip a month because nothing changed much. Also I'd like to commend you for getting a backup strategy going even if you don't have an external drive yet. You'll find it can save you an immense amount of frustration and lost data. Way too many people don't take the time or "bother" but once you're set up and working it can be a real lifesaver. HTH, Twayne`
From: p.mc on 6 Jun 2010 13:52 Thanks all. I jumped the gun and let it initialize and formatted it as an NTFS basic disc. I then targeted "My Documents" folder to this new HDD and moved its contents over to it. This drive is used mainly for non programs but storage and scratch disk etc.And your info was quite right about back ups. I don't know why I typed that I should have typed "Storage" because I do infact have an external USB2 500gb HDD for that reason. My set up 80gb internal HDD...C:\ Drive... For programs only. 500gb internal...D:\ Drive...Storage...Huge "My Documents" folder for storage & scratch discs etc. 500gb external...M:\ Drive...Back ups -- Regards p.mc "Twayne" <nobody(a)spamcop.net> wrote in message news:uo5cIHZBLHA.4584(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > In news:hug8mo$ek3$1(a)news.albasani.net, > p.mc <p.mc(a)home.com> typed: >> Hi >> >> I've just connected a new replacement Internal 500gb HDD >> for backing up on a winXp Pro SP3 machine. I got the new >> hardware found message after booting up, but the HDD wasn't >> showing in my computer page. I then went to disk management >> and a wizard came up to initialize the new HDD, the first >> box marked "initialize" was already ticked, so I went to >> the next step where there was another box unchecked "select >> one or more disks to convert to dynamic" and I don't know >> wether I should tick this or not! can someone please advise >> me how to proceed? > > "already ticked" probably was just something it filled in for you: you > should have run that section before going to the next stage. Try it again > and run the "initialize" choice. > > Didn't the drive come with instructions on how to install it? If not, try > going to the manufacturer's web site and see if it's online there. > If not, give the drive model and manufacturer and I'll bet someone can > locate the install instructions for you if you can't get anything from the > above. > > It sounds like you skipped the initiation. > > About backups: > An internal drive such as you have is not the best way to use a drive > for backup purposes. Anything that affects your boot drive could just as > easily take out the backup drive too, and then your backups are lost. > The best idea is to > 1. Get an external drive (500 Gig or larger) that plugs into a USB port. > Usually they're a very simple install and it's all done for you when the > drve comes up the first time. Send all backup data to the external drive. > Now you can unplug and protect the external drive from any damage caused > inside the computer by viruses, worms, trojans and other malware. > > 2. Periodically, or whenever there has been substantial changes to your > machine, make a full backup to the external drive and then burn that > backup to DVDs also so it will always be available in case you can't use > the backup from the external drive or it gets overwritten on the external > drive. I try to make DVDs once a month here, but often skip a month > because nothing changed much. > > Also I'd like to commend you for getting a backup strategy going even if > you don't have an external drive yet. You'll find it can save you an > immense amount of frustration and lost data. Way too many people don't > take the time or "bother" but once you're set up and working it can be a > real lifesaver. > > HTH, > > Twayne` > >
From: philo on 6 Jun 2010 18:21 On 06/06/2010 08:43 AM, p.mc wrote: > Hi > > I've just connected a new replacement Internal 500gb HDD for backing up > on a winXp Pro SP3 machine. I got the new hardware found message after > booting up, but the HDD wasn't showing in my computer page. I then went > to disk management and a wizard came up to initialize the new HDD, the > first box marked "initialize" was already ticked, so I went to the next > step where there was another box unchecked "select one or more disks to > convert to dynamic" and I don't know wether I should tick this or not! > can someone please advise me how to proceed? > > > Nope do not take the dynamic disc option just format the drive as NTFS and that's all you need to do
From: Db on 7 Jun 2010 14:37
I wouldn't give up on making that new hard drive as a place to keep backups. in addition to my doc's you can also keep backups of your registry, like with a program called "eusing" you can also keep disk images on it, like with a program called "drive image xml" it you decide to use drive image xml, then here are a couple of tips: firstly, be sure you select cd size imaging and place each set of images in a folder named with the date you made the images. also the program may make the images in a folder on the main hard drive. however, you can move that folder to the new drive. secondly, you can make a bootable disk with barts pe. if you create the disk above, be sure to include the plug-ins for drive image xml. --------------------- I think you made a wise decision for using your new hard drive for my documents. but you may also want to make a copy of my doc's in another folder. you can use microsofts sync toy for the above or make a straight copy via the explorer. although it may seem redundant to make a copy of my doc's I have learned that the copy ensures you have an additional resource in case a mistake is made with the original file(s). -- -- db���`�...�><)))�> DatabaseBen, Retired Professional ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This NNTP newsgroup is evolving to: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/default.aspx "p.mc" <p.mc(a)home.com> wrote in message news:hugn8d$7ec$1(a)news.albasani.net... > Thanks all. I jumped the gun and let it initialize and formatted it as an > NTFS basic disc. I then targeted "My Documents" folder to this new HDD and > moved its contents over to it. This drive is used mainly for non programs > but storage and scratch disk etc.And your info was quite right about back > ups. I don't know why I typed that I should have typed "Storage" because I > do infact have an external USB2 500gb HDD for that reason. > > My set up > 80gb internal HDD...C:\ Drive... For programs only. > 500gb internal...D:\ Drive...Storage...Huge "My Documents" folder for > storage & scratch discs etc. > 500gb external...M:\ Drive...Back ups > -- > > > Regards > p.mc > > > "Twayne" <nobody(a)spamcop.net> wrote in message > news:uo5cIHZBLHA.4584(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >> In news:hug8mo$ek3$1(a)news.albasani.net, >> p.mc <p.mc(a)home.com> typed: >>> Hi >>> >>> I've just connected a new replacement Internal 500gb HDD >>> for backing up on a winXp Pro SP3 machine. I got the new >>> hardware found message after booting up, but the HDD wasn't >>> showing in my computer page. I then went to disk management >>> and a wizard came up to initialize the new HDD, the first >>> box marked "initialize" was already ticked, so I went to >>> the next step where there was another box unchecked "select >>> one or more disks to convert to dynamic" and I don't know >>> wether I should tick this or not! can someone please advise >>> me how to proceed? >> >> "already ticked" probably was just something it filled in for you: you >> should have run that section before going to the next stage. Try it again >> and run the "initialize" choice. >> >> Didn't the drive come with instructions on how to install it? If not, try >> going to the manufacturer's web site and see if it's online there. >> If not, give the drive model and manufacturer and I'll bet someone >> can locate the install instructions for you if you can't get anything >> from the above. >> >> It sounds like you skipped the initiation. >> >> About backups: >> An internal drive such as you have is not the best way to use a drive >> for backup purposes. Anything that affects your boot drive could just as >> easily take out the backup drive too, and then your backups are lost. >> The best idea is to >> 1. Get an external drive (500 Gig or larger) that plugs into a USB port. >> Usually they're a very simple install and it's all done for you when the >> drve comes up the first time. Send all backup data to the external drive. >> Now you can unplug and protect the external drive from any damage caused >> inside the computer by viruses, worms, trojans and other malware. >> >> 2. Periodically, or whenever there has been substantial changes to your >> machine, make a full backup to the external drive and then burn that >> backup to DVDs also so it will always be available in case you can't use >> the backup from the external drive or it gets overwritten on the external >> drive. I try to make DVDs once a month here, but often skip a month >> because nothing changed much. >> >> Also I'd like to commend you for getting a backup strategy going even if >> you don't have an external drive yet. You'll find it can save you an >> immense amount of frustration and lost data. Way too many people don't >> take the time or "bother" but once you're set up and working it can be a >> real lifesaver. >> >> HTH, >> >> Twayne` >> >> > |