[Leaplist] Fastest backup possible? THX BS, RO, SL

[Chris]

Bryan J. Smith wrote:

>On Fri, 8/15/08, Chris <Chris at NeptunePCTech.com> wrote:
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>>Sounds like I'd be well off to shop for a 2.5" ide
>>adaptor so I can throw this into a desktop. Probably
>>a handy thing to have around anyway.
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>The 2.5" 44-pin ATA to 40-pin + 4-pin Molex converters are
>under $5.  With SATA, the 7-pin data + 15-pin power are the
>same, 2.5" or 3.5".
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Seen any of these locally (Orlando) or are these pretty
much web-order only? Just called Cheap/Smart guys, and
they don't have them.

>Couple of final notes ...
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>1.  Do *NOT* fridge/freeze, period.  That's legacy.
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check - save the freezer for my cherry vodka...

>2.  Once you plug in the disk, try to access it.
>    If you can't access it, try a "knock" on the top,
>    just above the spindle, with the end of a big, but
>    rounded object (like a large screw driver handle).
>    Knock lightly, wait 15 seconds, then increase the
>    force.  Don't try more than a few.
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I like any solution that involves hitting things ;-)

>3.  Consider on-line, near-line and/or off-line backup.
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Somewhat embarrassing, considering I nag customers about
how their hardware is worthless compared to their data. It's
a case of the cobbler's children going barefoot - I've got enough
machines and enough storage scattered around that this didn't
have to be any more painful than setting up a simple rsync.
Sigh.

Cheers, Chris


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