Re: VIA-sata, dos, and ghost
- From: "Rod Speed" <rod_speed@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 05:05:19 +1000
David M. Besonen
<davidb.removetheprecedingdotandthissentence@xxxxxxxxx> wrote
> i've used ghost for quite a few years but have never
> ventured beyond version 8.0.0.984. if it ain't broke . . .
And then it broke.
> last week i built my first sata system (asus a7v880 mobo)
> and dos-based ghost 8.0.0.984 won't recognize the sata
> drive (80 gb Seagate 7200.7 ST380817AS).
> after googling the web and searching many forums for the past
> few days i've been unable to determine whether or not i'm going
> to be able to get any dos-based version of ghost to see this drive.
Yes you can.
> my confusion revolves around these details:
> - various posts talk about dos sata drivers
> - i'm not aware of any dos sata drivers for my mobo
The should be on the CD that came with the
motherboard and the asus site for that motherboard.
> - various dos-based diagnostic programs that i've
> tried can see the drive and actually test the drive
> - various posts state that ghost 2003 (after being updated)
> can see sata drives (although the posts haven't specifically
> referenced drive or controller details)
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/ghost.nsf/pfdocs/2003032512525325
> - i have yet to find one person that has used dos-based ghost to
> image any sata drive connected to a VIA-sata controller (i have seen
> many posts of folks doing so with intel and silicon image sata controllers)
> has anyone ever heard of dos sata drivers?
Yes.
> i'm under the impression they don't exist.
They do anyway.
> has anyone ever used dos-based ghost to image
> a sata drive connected to a VIA-sata controller?
> fwiw, i ordered ghost 2003 a couple days ago
> hoping it might miraculously solve my problem.
It should do.
> i won't have it until later this week but if it's not going to solve my
> problem i need to start looking for an alternative solution asap.
Makes a lot of sense to give up on dos based imaging now,
its way past its useby date. I like Acronis True Image currently
and there is a trial download available on the Acronis site.
.
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