S
Sophie
Any comments would be welcomed.
I received the following in an email newsletter from a local electronics
store. I have XP but I'm not exactly sure which program would accomplish
what is outlined below. Is it a function of XP Backup?
"Someone suggested I install two hard drives in a computer; one will act as
a backup in case of a hard drive failure. Is this a good precaution to take?
What are the chances of the two failing at the same time?"
Having a secondary drive as a backup is a great idea. The likelihood of two
drives failing at the same time is very slim. There are a few ways you can
use your secondary drive. One of the more popular methods is using one drive
for your system and one drive for your documents.
If anything should happen to your system, your documents will be saved. You
can easily reinstall the system or install the hard drive with your
documents on another computer. As you might have guessed, you still need to
back up your documents.
On operating systems like Windows XP Professional, you can use a second
drive as a mirror. A mirrored drive is an exact replica of your hard drive.
Once the mirror is made, the system will continually write to both discs to
ensure they are the same. If one should fail, you will be able to keep
running on the other drive.
The mirrored solution is a great way to protect your files. It will enable
you to recover quickly from a failed hard drive. But a word of caution - if
you have important data on your hard drive, there is no substitute for
backups. Your best bet is to keep the second drive free and only use it to
perform backups. It can hold more data than a CD and is much less expensive
than a tape system.
I received the following in an email newsletter from a local electronics
store. I have XP but I'm not exactly sure which program would accomplish
what is outlined below. Is it a function of XP Backup?
"Someone suggested I install two hard drives in a computer; one will act as
a backup in case of a hard drive failure. Is this a good precaution to take?
What are the chances of the two failing at the same time?"
Having a secondary drive as a backup is a great idea. The likelihood of two
drives failing at the same time is very slim. There are a few ways you can
use your secondary drive. One of the more popular methods is using one drive
for your system and one drive for your documents.
If anything should happen to your system, your documents will be saved. You
can easily reinstall the system or install the hard drive with your
documents on another computer. As you might have guessed, you still need to
back up your documents.
On operating systems like Windows XP Professional, you can use a second
drive as a mirror. A mirrored drive is an exact replica of your hard drive.
Once the mirror is made, the system will continually write to both discs to
ensure they are the same. If one should fail, you will be able to keep
running on the other drive.
The mirrored solution is a great way to protect your files. It will enable
you to recover quickly from a failed hard drive. But a word of caution - if
you have important data on your hard drive, there is no substitute for
backups. Your best bet is to keep the second drive free and only use it to
perform backups. It can hold more data than a CD and is much less expensive
than a tape system.