{"id":1320,"date":"2005-04-09T07:32:00","date_gmt":"2005-04-09T14:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cahighways.org\/wordpress\/?p=1320"},"modified":"2005-04-09T07:32:00","modified_gmt":"2005-04-09T14:32:00","slug":"a-problem-not-solved","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cahighways.org\/wordpress\/?p=1320","title":{"rendered":"A Problem *NOT* Solved :-("},"content":{"rendered":"

If you recall, I wrote last Saturday<\/a> about I had just ordered a copy of Easy Media Creator 7.5<\/a>, primarily to get the upgraded version of Backup MyPC<\/a> (BUMP), which I’ve been using as my backup solution all the way back to when it was Conner Backup Exec. <\/p>\n

You may ask: Why did he want to upgrade Backup Exec. The answer is simply. With BUMP 5.1<\/a>, I had lots of trouble creating CDs: I would get “media errors” and the backups would fail. This would happen with both Memorex and HP media. I should note that my drive is an HP DVD Writer 400c, and HP has been less than useful in the support department. I could do backups that took less than a full CD. I’ll also note that I had similar trouble when I created the system recovery CDs. <\/p>\n

So, when reading up on the new version of BUMP, I noted they were promoting “Failed backup recovery (no need to restart due to a media fail)”. So, I upgraded the easy route: Instead of buying just BUMP for $79, I bought the entire EMC 7.5 suite, which included BUMP, for $79 with a $30 rebate.<\/p>\n

Well, I tried it last night, on a backup that should take 3 CDs. Guess what? Media Error<\/i>, at the end of the first CD, when closing the backup session.<\/p>\n

Grrrr. I’m now convinced it is the drive (as I haven’t seen a firmware upgrade for it). I’m a software weenie and absolutely hate futzing with hardware. So, I’d like your opinion on my options. My system (an HP Pavillion<\/a>, so the front is all pretty) has two drives: an HP DVD Writer 400c, and a ASIS CD-S480\/AH CD only drive. The questions:<\/p>\n