-=PCTechTalk=- Re: GMan -----Question about creating a Acronis image
- From: RMB White <roguer@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2008 17:51:03 +1300
Gman!
Thank you kindly, HOWEVER
as we are 18 hours ahead of you, and as I was up trialling Acronis at
5am, I was able to beat you to the punch (not that I would have dared to
be so impertinent had I expected your message) and downloaded techterm
explanations for all acronyms you mention, plus BUS, CMOS, CTP, EUP,
FiOS, IDE, OLAP, PPGA (not the Pretty People Golfers' Association),
Ultra DMA, FSB, DMA, and a few more as well.
With respect, I think the explanations at www.techterms.com are rather
more accurate than Wikipedia ( which I have viewed with reservation
since I believe it has quasi-blog origins).
NOW, I have also trialled more Acronis, "Format partition I">open
Acronis>Backup>My computer>Disks and Partitions>_"CreateFull Backup
Archive from C to file I:/ (*see 2 below) My backup 24.2.08_> Operation
1 of 2>_Creating Partition Image_>toHard Disk I Drive letter C Size 32.23GB"
Started 12.50pm Completed 13.29!! (v. quick after the longhand method I
have been persevering with, but is it as safe??).
I have tried testing a number of files and so far they all seem to work
OK, BUT
1. Backup file on I is only 22.2GB, so does that mean the other 10GB is
the OS etc?? ( I hope to clone OS to G tomorrow)
*2. When looking at options for "Restore to", you get "Original" or
"Different" location. You are asked to create a new file name; however
when I hit the Reverse Solidus key on my keyboard, it comes out as #.
This makes it rather difficult to type a File path!!
This is also strange, because when I hit the same key in a MS Word Doc,
it comes out correctly.
My keyboard is set up as "English- New Zealand", however I have tried
"English - UK" and "English - USA" without success. I may try "English -
Serbia" and/or "English - Eskimo" to see if they help.
3. I still have to backup Mozilla AND Thunderbird and so far cannot get
Mozbackup to work.I think this was originally recommended by Beth
Ellison on 2nd March last year, but it appears I didn't thank her at the
time; I hope she will forgive me now
4. There are two other questions I should like to pose, but as one
involves a Confession, I must think about it carefully
Roger W.
On 24/02/2008 2:07 p.m., GMan wrote:
> Good morrow Roger,
> I am familiar with the greeting, but it seems I am also somewhat
> overwhelming you with info, my friend. Not to worry. I'm pretty sure that
> the cure for that is most likely, more info. Hopefully, you won't need much
> brandy to get through this one.
>
> BIOS (Basic Input/Output Setup):
> This acronym refers to the small bit of code that is run when you first
> turn on your computer. It takes inventory of everything that's attached to
> the mainboard, checks the relative health of those items, assigns them their
> own electronic addresses (IRQ) and then hands off this info to whatever
> operating system it finds on the boot or system device, which is usually
> your hard drive.
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BIOS
>
> PATA (Parallel ATA)
> This is a hard disk/Optical drive interface also known as IDE, ATA,
> ATAPI & UDMA which is used to connect optical & hard drives to a mainboard.
> Parallel ATA devices originally utilized a wide ribbon cable sporting a 40
> pin connector which was eventually upgraded to include 2 wires per connector
> &/or rounded cabling. This drive interface is slowly being phased out in
> favor of the SATA interface below.
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AT_Attachment
>
> SATA (Serial ATA)
> This is a serial interface used to connect optical & hard drives to a
> mainboard. The SATA bus utilizes a thin high-speed cable containing just
> four wires, making this a better option for helping to promote airflow
> within a computer case.
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SATA
>
> SCSI (Small Computer System Interface - Pronounced 'Scuzzy')
> This is a more advanced device interface most often employed in
> commercial level systems.
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SCSI
>
> RAID (Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks)
> A collection of normal hard drives configured to work together in
> various ways. This integration of multiple disks is becoming more
> mainstream as technology progresses and manufacturers include the option on
> more mainboards. Note that the presence of RAID technology on a mainboard
> does not mean that it must be used.
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAID
>
> Peace,
> G
>
>
>
>
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