Re: Button of the computer not work properly


"Paul" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:fedfcf$vd7$1@xxxxxxxxxxx
Pegasus (MVP) wrote:
Open the case, then remove the hard disk. In this way you are
fully protected against any mistake the technician might make.
He can still test your PC - either without a disk or with his own
disk.

A little voice in the back of my mind just whispered "Here is
yet another PC user who does not believe in backing up his
important files. He prefers to wait until he suffers a big hit,
then he will ask for advice on how to restore his lost files."
Should I tell this little voice to be quiet?

Another little voice says, there are some nice and tiny backup
drives, external ones, that connect via USB. This one has good
reviews, compared to some of the competition whose external
products suffer from drive failures. This one uses a 2.5"
drive, and the raw drive specs suggest it draws on the order
of 2.5 watts while running.

Western Digital Passport Portable WDXMS2500TN 250GB 5400 RPM USB 2.0
External $147
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductReview.aspx?Item=N82E16822136139

The important files can just be copied over, directly to the
drive. Just plug in the drive, it will likely already be
formatted, and then copy over your accumulated data files.

You can get fancier, with backup software, such as products
that will backup the whole disk and make a recovery CD for you
as well. But the important first priority is to get the
"accumulated over the years" protected first, and then worry
about how to backup the boot drive in a later step.

Paul


AFAIK, all brand name disks (Seagate, IBM, Maxtor) are
manufactured to the same standard. I therefore buy ordinary
2.5" disks for my clients' backup requirements, then put them
inside an external $20.00 USB case. Low in cost, works
extremely well. Some extra points to Paul's excellent suggestion:

- A USB backup disk should be kept well away from the
main PC most of the time if it is to be really useful.
- A backup scheme that is not fully tested (by doing some
sample recoveries) is useless.
- Many people forget to back up their EMail store, or if
they back it up they never try to restore it until the big
crunch comes. Very short-sighted . . .


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