Why is ATI11Home so slow?

Why is ATI11Home so slow?

XP Pro with SP3
2 150gb drives in RAID1
1 Maxtor 3000LE 120gb USB drive

First of all, I am trying to do everything using only the ATI11 bootable CD.
Second, I was forced to use the Safe version since I couldn't even see my RAID drive at all using the Full version (I have an open tech support issue for that question).

I got the backup started and had to choose the full compression since my RAID is using about 90gb and I only had about 45gb available space on my USB drive.
Setting the program to full compression made an estimate of 40gb.

When the program finally put up it's first estimate of completion time it said 2 days. It did eventually start to decrease.

The actual completion time was 18 HOURS!!!!!

Why is ATI11Home so ridiculously slow?

 

This doesn’t sound quite right. For me 22 GB (no RAID) backs up in 15 minutes to an internal IDE drive (normal compression) in Windows not by using the Rescue Media CD. When backed up to a Seagate 320 GB FreeAgent USB 2.0 drive (NTFS) it takes 19 minutes.

I believe the Maxtor 3000LE drive is a 5400 RPM drive so that might account for some slowness. Are you certain that the drive is actually performing at USB 2.0 speeds? Using full compression might also be a factor. You might try doing it in Windows to make a time comparison.

 

Most computers that support USB devices through the BIOS will drop to USB 1 (or slightly faster) speeds when running TI in Safe Mode.

 

I don't have any other drive or media that I can back up 40 or 60 gb to.

And I don't want to start splitting my c drive partition into two right now.

I guess I will have to wait for the result of my tech support issue with safe mode vs full mode not seeing my RAID.

I knew USB 1 was slow, but by your timings it's got to be like 20 to 1.
That does explain the 18 hours though.

I really need them to solve how I can see my RAID in full mode.
But I do feel a little better now.

 

USB 1 has a maximum speed of 12Mbits/sec. USB 2 has a maximum speed of 480Mbits/sec. It's about 40 times faster.

You'll probably need to submit a support request to Acronis to see if they can provide you with a custom build that works with your computer. Another option is to build a BartPE or VistaPE CD that includes any necessary drivers.

 

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