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HP Simple Backup

1. Multiple SCSI Device Setups

 

 

 

Copyright 2000 VERITAS Software Corp. All Rights Reserved.

If you are receiving an error indicating that the controller is not responding and you

have more than one device on your SCSI chain, make sure the Enable Disconnection

This README.TXT file provides late-breaking information that supplements the HP

option in your SCSI controller’s BIOS setup is set to Yes (On).

 

 

 

Simple Backup user’s manual and on-line help. If information in the user’s manual or

 

 

 

If this option is off, the Windows miniport driver causes a SCSI bus reset when your

help file conflicts with information presented here, the information in this

hard drive or CD-ROM is idle for more than 10 seconds. The reset causes the backup

README.TXT file should be considered correct and the most recent.

device’s current operation to abort.

 

 

 

The following subjects are discussed:

 

 

 

To set the Enable Disconnect option:

 

 

 

1. Multiple SCSI Device Setups on page 100

 

 

 

1. Enter your SCSI controller’s BIOS. For example, press and hold

the CRTL-A keys

2. SCSI Controller on page 100

(for Adaptec controllers) during the computer’s boot sequence. 2. Switch ENABLE

3. Delay After Media Format, Media Initialize, or Canceled Backup on page 100

DISCONNECTION to YES (ON). Sometimes this option displays as Disconnect/

4. CD-R Overwrite on page 100

Reconnect. Refer to your hardware manual for more information on this option.

5. Disaster Recovery on FAT32 or DBCS Systems on page 100

2. SCSI Controller

 

 

 

6. DOS ASPI Drivers on page 101

 

 

 

7. Erasing CD-RW Media on page 101

If you experience sluggish performance with your SCSI controller, contact the

8. Booting from CD on page 101

hardware manufacturer for the latest mini-port driver. Please make sure you have the

9. USB and Firewire (1394) Devices on page 101

most recent versions of these drivers installed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10. Disaster Recovery Configuration on page 101

3. Delay After Media Format, Media Initialize, or Canceled

11. Sparse Files on page 101

Backup

 

 

 

12. HP Simple Backup and Active Desktop Applications on page 101

A delay of a few seconds to several minutes may result after canceling a format or

13. File Permissions for Backups and Restores on page 101

initialize operation. Delays may also occur after you cancel a backup job. Hard disk

14. Restoring Data from CD-RW Media on page 101

activity will occur while information is removed from the catalog. Longer delays

15. Disaster Recovery for Windows 2000 on page 101

occur if the medium contains a large number of files.

 

 

 

16. Performing Disaster Recovery for Windows NT 4.0 Without Disaster Recovery

4. CD-R Overwrite

 

 

 

Diskettes on page 102

 

 

 

CD-R media (compact disc recordables) do not support the overwrite option.

17. Conflict With Microsoft System Restore on page 102

 

 

 

 

18. PCHealth Updates on Windows ME on page 103

5. Disaster Recovery on FAT32 or DBCS Systems

19. Device Issues With Windows Media Player 7.0 on page 103

If you are running a Disaster Recovery on FAT32 (OSR2 and Win98) or DBCS systems,

20. Disaster Recovery on ATAPI Hard Disks Larger Than 8GB on page 103

you can significantly reduce the recovery time, by adding the line “SMARTDRV

 

 

4096" to the autoexec.bat. Then reboot your system.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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