Has anyone tired any other backup products?

Thank you, I have tried that now - yes it does turn up some relevant stuff, but nothing specific enough (ditto looking for various other combinations). It's sooo mysterious and annoying. Other people may be experiencing problems with SATA but haven't realised that's the cause yet (after all, Ghost 9 is very new). On the other hand, it might be some bizarre idiosyncracy (excuse spelling!) of my system. However that seems unlikely because I built it myself for max compatability with most things (Intel D865PERL board, Pentium 4, DDR400 RAM etc).

Hmph, I say, hmph! I don't know what to do - I'm reluctant to spend more on a different program, but I'm obviously panicy about not having proper backups...

iain

 

I'm not sure how relevant this info will be as applied to your particular dilemma iain,
but I'll keep the thought upstairs.....

Thread
http://short-media.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11413
Forum
http://short-media.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=25

Don't panic, or spend more money! The solution will surface.....
Beyond the "Web" (clk more on bottom).

Perhaps you could trial another imaging software for those "proper backup's",
then re-address the issue?

GF

 

Thank you, I have followed these links here and there but still haven't found a solution. :-(

The key difference between most of the SATA stuff on the forum and my situation is that I have had no problem at all installing and using the SATA drive. I haven't needed and havent' used any particular controller drivers for it, nor has this caused any difficulties with Windows or Ghost detecting the drive in the first place.

It really does seem to boil down just to the unreliability of Ghost. What I'm interested to know is, when other people say that Drive Image or Ghost 9 has been 'unreliable', are they referring to the same behaviour that I'm describing..?

 

I was hoping for you to return with the good news and the uncovered solution. You no doubt have seen this, "Radified".
I'm not really sure what else to suggest. It's unfortunate anyone who's been through this successfully has not replied.
I'll still keep a head's up for you just in case....

Edit, Granted these are a little dated, they may trigger something you're overlooking.

Ghost Tutorial, Ghost Errors, Restore Ghost Image, SATA Switch, Creating Ghost Images, Ghost Implementation.
Your suspicions. While you're at it iain, google "usb ghost image". Good Luck!

If you solve this mystery, post back. I'd like to hear about it.


GF

 

Many thanks. I will look into these other links and see what I find.

Sorry for the delays in between my posts - I'm just busy at the moment. I appreciate your help though, and will let you know what happens.