Backup will only make it on the floppy drive after back up but I need to be
able to create it on a CD, DVD or the independent hard drive where the backup
is stored! I can change the boot order in the bios to accommodate the absence
of a floppy so is there a way to do this please?
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Thanks & Best Regards
DOSrelic®

Unless you use Remote Installation Services, to do an ASR restore you
MUST use a floppy disk drive to supply the Asr.sif and Asrpnp.sif files
to the ASR restoration process. Fit a floppy diskette drive to the
computer or use another restore strategy. You might be able to use a
USB floppy drive but not all USB drives are compatible with the ASR
process, you will have to test your restore to see if it can recognize
the USB floppy drive.

John

DOSrelic wrote:

> Backup will only make it on the floppy drive after back up but I need to be
> able to create it on a CD, DVD or the independent hard drive where the backup
> is stored! I can change the boot order in the bios to accommodate the absence
> of a floppy so is there a way to do this please?

"DOSrelic" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
> Backup will only make it on the floppy drive after back up but I need to
> be
> able to create it on a CD, DVD or the independent hard drive where the
> backup
> is stored! I can change the boot order in the bios to accommodate the
> absence
> of a floppy so is there a way to do this please?

Nope, no way around needing a floppy. Get a USB floppy drive and test it or
use a better backup solution such as a drive imaging program like Acronis
True Image or Norton Ghost. Create the images on an external, USB connected
hard drive.

--
Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]

On Mar 3, 7:44 am, John John <audetw...@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote:
> Unless you use Remote Installation Services, to do anASRrestore you
> MUST use afloppydisk drive to supply theAsr.sif and Asrpnp.sif files
> to theASRrestoration process. Fit afloppydiskette drive to the
> computer or use another restore strategy. You might be able to use a
> USBfloppydrive but not all USB drives are compatible with theASR
> process, you will have to test your restore to see if it can recognize
> the USBfloppydrive.
>
> John
>
>
>
> DOSrelic wrote:
> > Backup will only make it on thefloppydrive after back up but I need to be
> > able to create it on aCD, DVD or the independent hard drive where the backup
> > is stored! I can change the boot order in the bios to accommodate the absence
> > of afloppyso is there a way to do this please?- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Hi!

I had the same problem. Changing the USB floppy drive solved the
problem!!

Microsoft should by-the-way lists the "ASR compatible" USB Floppy
drives...

My server is a Dell PowerEdge 850 running W2K3 R2 standard.
My working model of USB FDD is :
FD-05PUB, made by TEAC electronics, produced by DELL.

Thanks!

(E-Mail Removed) wrote:

> On Mar 3, 7:44 am, John John <audetw...@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote:
>
>>Unless you use Remote Installation Services, to do anASRrestore you
>>MUST use afloppydisk drive to supply theAsr.sif and Asrpnp.sif files
>>to theASRrestoration process. Fit afloppydiskette drive to the
>>computer or use another restore strategy. You might be able to use a
>>USBfloppydrive but not all USB drives are compatible with theASR
>>process, you will have to test your restore to see if it can recognize
>>the USBfloppydrive.
>>
>>John
>>
>>
>>
>>DOSrelic wrote:
>>
>>>Backup will only make it on thefloppydrive after back up but I need to be
>>>able to create it on aCD, DVD or the independent hard drive where the backup
>>>is stored! I can change the boot order in the bios to accommodate the absence
>>>of afloppyso is there a way to do this please?- Hide quoted text -
>>
>>- Show quoted text -
>
>
> Hi!
>
> I had the same problem. Changing the USB floppy drive solved the
> problem!!
>
> Microsoft should by-the-way lists the "ASR compatible" USB Floppy
> drives...
>
> My server is a Dell PowerEdge 850 running W2K3 R2 standard.
> My working model of USB FDD is :
> FD-05PUB, made by TEAC electronics, produced by DELL.
>
> Thanks!

You're welcome. Thanks for letting us know what worked for you. There
is a short list here of USB floppy drives that should work with ASR.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/916196

John