Hi Pete,
On Saturday 27 May 2006 20:45, Pete Holsberg Scribbled:
> Gaffer typed the following on 5/27/2006 2:59 PM:
> > Hello Pete,
> >
> > Basically "Yes" Win95 and 98 will require a driver for the USB
> > part and if you are lucky the bios will recognise the device as
> > bootable if you should make it so !
> >
> > In answer to your second question, you pays your money so take your
> > pick ! Most are quite reasonable ! Some are just downright
> > expensive ! Anything USB2 will do what you want.!
>
> I read some reviews and there were some that people complained about:
> drive didn't fit, ran too hot, fan was noisy, power supply failed,
> etc.
This is why I said "you pays your money" ! FWIW I regularly use one of
these devices ! However I do not run it continously for long periods
of time ! Its usually a case of plug it in, backup data, unplug it,
stick it back in its container/draw whatever. I must confess that I
used a 4Gb portable tape drive the same way for long enough. I still
have the tape drive, but have not used it for two or three years now !!
A hard drive in a USB case is so much quicker and just as reliable !
Before anybody says that a tape is more reliable, I would agree,
however...... Time is money ! Anybody that has had a duff tape will
tell you. Even worse a drive that doesn't write anything to the
tape !! No error messages, Zilch nothing. I am not bald, I promise.
But I know sysadmins that are.............!!
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Best Regards:
Derrick.
Pontefract Linux Users Group.
plug at play-net.co.uk
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