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Thenasty:
I also use ACRONIS and make an exact copy of the HD i'm using to another HD which is inside the machine UNPLUG. So when the HD i'm using goes bad, just switcht eh cables to the other one, Game Time in 10 secs.
Havok:

--- Quote from: Thenasty on March 29, 2010, 04:10:54 pm ---I also use ACRONIS and make an exact copy of the HD i'm using to another HD which is inside the machine UNPLUG. So when the HD i'm using goes bad, just switcht eh cables to the other one, Game Time in 10 secs.

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That's a great idea. The only reason I use my NAS is that it's a central backup for the whole family and is RAID 5 so even if a drive goes, I've still got backups of everything in one place.
romshark:
My cab is on the network, and I have a Windows Home Server. So I back up the actual OS stuff, emulators, configs, ect. ROMS are not included in the backup, as I have complete backups of them on an external hard drive, my main desktop, my notebook PC, and a folder on the server.

The Home Server is not programmed to back up the cab every night (it would fail anyway since the computer is completely turned off when I'm done). I initialize the backup manually when major changes occur (Windows updates, major changes to front ends).
Havok:
Oohh - a Hero Jr!

 :applaud:

I built a Hero 1 back in high school Robotics class. Good times...
BobA:
Picked up an Acer ah340 home server and backup could not be simpler.   It is trouble free except for one thing.   You have to get rid of McAfee as soon as you get the server. An update to McAfee has made it incompatible with the Windows Home Server so you have to remove it by logging on remotely after your server is setup. The Acer ah 340 is priced way lower then the HP home servers and is much better than a simple NAS solution.   It comes with a 1 TB drive and WHS so it costs very little for the hardware if you consider the costs of these items.

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