This message is from: Lori Albrough <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Mike May wrote: > With the advent of the normal hard drives being in the 4 - 6 gigabyte range > now backing up a HD is a very time consuming job. And expensive using Zip > disks too. For a 6 gig drive that is over 60 zip disks! At $120 per 10 > pack that will run you over $700 to do your backup. And it will take you > one L O N G time too. These days I think the only real solution for large > drive backups is either a Jazz drive (2 Gig removable hard drive) or > another hard drive just for backup. >
We use, and set up all our customers with, HP Colorado Tape Drives. Put the tape in before you go to bed and backup your whole drive. The T4000S holds 8 Gig (compressed), 4 Gig native. HP just came out with T5000 recently. We backup every night and rotate one tape offsite weekly, in case of disaster (fire, flood, theft). Tape drives should be cleaned about once a month, and a verify of the backed up data done periodically too. Hmmm, what's all that got to do with Fjords? Not much. Here's my obligatory Fjord comment (well, question) for the list: I've been wanting to raise the subject of imprint training baby fjords. I mentioned it at the Sunday chat and someone said they've heard about good results and bad. I've been doing it with my filly, not following Dr. Robert Miller's book 100%, but fairly closely (I waited till she had been up and nursed and had a nap, etc) and it seems great so far. Anyone else??? I guess I'm wondering if there are any hidden downsides. Lori
