nor Symantec state any hardware manufacturers in their documentation that
the software will work with. Ironic, since on the box they state works with
all USB hard drives.
and neither provides DOS drivers. These are needed when making drive
images.Any suggestions? Thanks,
RESPONSE BY ART:
FROM BOB:
Bob S. said:
Art,
Your response is very encouraging... now who is the manf of the external
drives you are using?
I do have the latest update for Ghost and when I boot from the floppy, it
goes thru it's routine (select source etc.) but when you go to select the
target drive (the USB drive) it doesn't see it. Documentation say's I need
a DOS driver for the USB hard drive. So if you have a USB hard drive that
Ghost can see in DOS, I sure would appreciate a model number and I'll get
it.
Thanks,
Bob S.
Bob:
I'm not sure why you're having that kind of a problem with Ghost. Are you
certain the floppy was correctly created? Here's a set of instructions I
recently prepared for a local computer club re creating the Ghost floppy.
Perhaps it will be of some value to you.
PREPARING THE GHOST FLOPPY DISK
1. Insert a blank floppy disk. It need not be formatted.
2. Access your Ghost program. Make sure you have the latest version 2003.793
(as of 7/04).
3. Click on Ghost Utilities and select Norton Ghost Boot Wizard.
4. Select Standard Ghost Boot Disk. On the following dialog box (assuming
you have USB 2.0 capability), select "USB 2.0 Support" and check "Assign DOS
drive letters". Click Next.
5. Select the "Use PC-DOS" option in the next dialog box.
6. Complete the process following the screen prompts.
7. Remove floppy and label accordingly.
With the USB external hard drive connected, boot up with the Ghost floppy
and perform the cloning operation. You should be able to easily perform this
operation by stepping through Ghost's informative dialog boxes. Just
remember that the source disk is your internal hard drive and the
destination disk is your USB external hard drive. Also remember to
disconnect any other storage devices you may have connected to your computer
(ZIP drives, flash/jump drives, etc.) before you begin the cloning
operation.
I've cloned dozens of internal hard drives to a variety of USB (both 1.1 &
2.0) external hard drives without any problems. By & large I use "no-name"
USB external hard drive enclosures and install a hard drive in the
enclosure. You can purchase these enclosures from a variety of sources on
the net for not much more than $30 or so. And with the falling prices of
hard drives, it's an economical route to go. Another advantage of this
arrangement is that if & when the need arises, you can remove the hard drive
for other purposes or substitute a larger drive for the one presently
installed. In terms of performance I've found no difference between the
"cheapo" enclosures and higher-priced ones. It goes without saying that you
will use a USB 2.0 compliant enclosure.
I have also used the Western Digital and Maxtor (sealed) USB external drives
and they perform equally well. I notice their prices are also falling
rapidly so this might be a more comfortable option for users who have no
interest in purchasing an enclosure and installing their own hard drive in
the enclosure.
As I have previously indicated I have never used "drivers" (DOS or
otherwise) in my cloning operations. Everything needed is on the Ghost
floppy, at least based upon my experience.
Art
