Re: [Simply Computers] Toshiba Satellite Recovery disk M110/ M115 series

 

Not Bryce but I'll chime in. I backup a large C:\ partition (approximately 50gb) that contains my programs and Windows 7 Ultimate. With validation and backed-up to another internal HDD I'm looking at about 20 minutes on an AMD quad core (Phenom II) machine with 8gb of ram.

--- In simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com, H Davis <hdavis1@...> wrote:
>
> Bryce,
>
> I'm interested in how long it takes to do incremental back up's once the
> initial back up is made. You recommended an external drive to Ray but
> this would be slower than a second internal drive. Do you use an
> external drive and do you find its speed satisfactory?
>
> TIA
>
> H Davis
>
> On 6/7/2011 9:14 PM, b welkin wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > If you have your computer reloaded and fully updated including all
> > drivers and a free anti-virus...then I suggest you get an external
> > drive and a make a back up with a software such as Acronis. Acronis
> > will have you make a bootable media disk so that if you have a future
> > failure and wish to restore your backup you boot from the CD, Acronis
> > then loads your backup onto your primary drive FROM the backup drive.
> > You reboot and you're back in business.
> >
> > For me, I have Acronis make backups DAILY to a secondary drive so I
> > can choose to go back several days as needed.
> >
> > ...Bryce
> >
> > At 6/7/2011, RayMead@... <mailto:RayMead%40cfl.rr.com> wrote:
> > >Bryce
> > >I would prefer another route. But don't know how.
> > >
> > >Ray
> > >
> > >On 6/6/2011 10:00 PM, b welkin wrote:
> > >>
> > >> Ray,
> > >>
> > >> If this is truly the way you want to go let me suggest that you right
> > >> click this file and get it's version number. Then troll for someone to
> > >> give you a copy of that exact version.
> > >>
> > >> ...Bryce
> > >>
> > >> At 6/6/2011, RayMead@... <mailto:RayMead%40cfl.rr.com>
> > <mailto:RayMead%40cfl.rr.com> wrote:
> > >> >Toshiba Satellite Recovery disk M110/ M115 series
> > >> >
> > >> >I am trying to do a factory reinstall and the recovery disk doesn't
> > >> >work. And installing winXp from another source leaves all the required
> > >> >divers out.
> > >> >I thought I would remake the recovery disk, and copy all the files
> > to a
> > >> >separate folder and burn a new disk from there. I could copy all files
> > >> >except PREINST003.TAF 660,480kb
> > >> >
> > >> >If anybody has this file would you mind emailing it to me off group.

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