Re: USB HD's for backup

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Hi Skip

Just make sure they are USB 2.0 Ports in your Server and the Hard drives
have their own Power supplies not powered by the port. I would have at least
two so one can be kept off site.

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Frank McCallister SBS MVP
COMPUMAC
"Skip Shean" <skipshean@xxxxxxxxxxxx(donotspam)> wrote in message
news:eZicSeGxFHA.3252@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Is there any good reason to NOT use a usb external hard drive or two as a
> backup media? Seems cheap, large, fast, portable. What are the
> downsides?
>
>
>


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