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To: vireya who wrote (75496)	5/30/2011 9:04:04 PM
From: stock bull	Respond to of 110581

Regarding the problem with the external drive. If the software is corrupted you can reformat the drive and it should be fine. However, if the heads have crashed into the platters, or the drive sustained physical damage, or the controller on the drive failed, then you need a new drive. So, try reformatting the drive. However, keep in mind that all data on the drive will be lost. If your are having trouble in using your new drive, make sure that you followed the installation instructions. You must have the correct drivers installed, and these should be included with the drive's installation CD. If all else fails, you should be able to call the drive's tech support. As far as using Acronis, I would dump them. I uninstalled Acronis as I thought it was a very unstable, and bloated program. I installed Easeus, home edition upgraded to professional 2.5. Works great and is stable. Let me know how the above works for you. Stock Bull

To: vireya who wrote (75496)	5/30/2011 9:12:28 PM
From: stock bull	Respond to of 110581

I forgot to tell you that the Easeus Imaging Program is free for the basic version. The upgrade is 29.95, however, if you write a review for it the upgrade is also free. Instructions for the free upgrade are on Easeus's website. If you go this route, let me know and I'll assist you with the free upgrade. Stock Bull

To: vireya who wrote (75496)	5/30/2011 10:01:55 PM
From: Cheeky Kid	Respond to of 110581

If you are getting errors on a back up drive, get a new one. I would not trust a back up drive with errors. But thats me. Some new drives require you to plug in two USB cables if your USB ports do not produce enough power. Some USB drives come with a cable with 2 USB connectors, one for power and one for data. If you plug the USB drive in the back of the computer, those USB ports put out the right amount of voltage. Front ones don't always put out enough power and your computer won't see the drive. There is nothing wrong with Acronis, I just restored an image on my Windows 7 machine, I had some software on there that was causing problems, and I wanted it off, so I restored an image I took before I installed that software. True Image is a good imaging program. I use 2010 on my Windows XP machine, and 2011 on my Windows 7 machine. I just bought a new external USB drive, I bought a Iomega eGo drive. But I prefer my Seagate USB drives. Have to get use to this new one.