Need to copy 200GB of data to 130 USB drives

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We have 130 external USB hard drives to which we need to
copy the same 200 GB of data. I know we could slog through
this one by one, but is there an easier way? Are there service
bureaus that can do this?

Thanks.
 
Previously Jill said:
We have 130 external USB hard drives to which we need to
copy the same 200 GB of data. I know we could slog through
this one by one, but is there an easier way? Are there service
bureaus that can do this?
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Thanks.
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If you have qualified people to do this, better do it yourself.
If you gove the job away, you allways have to worry about
it being done sloppily. I don't think this service is in
the standard offering of any data replicator. CDs/DVDs/USB-sticks,
sure. But disks?

Arno
 
We have 130 external USB hard drives to which we need to
copy the same 200 GB of data. I know we could slog through
this one by one, but is there an easier way? Are there service
bureaus that can do this?

Thanks.
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Use your network/workstations to do the work.

Hook one USB drive to a computer on the network.

Start copying the file to that drive. When done, remove and
repeat.

Do that using ten computers and ten USB drives....

Should be less than 6 min/drive (480mb/sec transfer rate for
USB2), and doing ten at once....

Jerry
 
Previously Gerald Abrahamson said:
On Thu, 13 Dec 2007 16:11:59 -0800, "Jill"
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Use your network/workstations to do the work.
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Hook one USB drive to a computer on the network.
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Start copying the file to that drive. When done, remove and
repeat.
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Do that using ten computers and ten USB drives....
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Should be less than 6 min/drive (480mb/sec transfer rate for
USB2), and doing ten at once....
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That is whishful thinking. Most USB2 enclosures level out
at 20-25MB/s.

Arno
 
Gerald Abrahamson wrote in news:[email protected]
Use your network/workstations to do the work.

Hook one USB drive to a computer on the network.

Start copying the file to that drive. When done, remove and repeat.

Do that using ten computers and ten USB drives....
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Should be less than 6 min/drive
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Of course it should.
(480mb/sec transfer rate for USB2),
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Even if you read that as 480MB/s (which it obviously isn't) it still
costs 200,000/480 = 417 sec or *7 min*.

You have this one figured out quite well.
 
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