ATIH version11 doesnt recognize MYBOOK 2Tb ntfs FIREWIRE drive (while windows xp does)
ive been using ATIH v11.8.10? (didnt write it down, thats from memory) successfully now for years where i have successfully backed up to and restored from MYBOOK 500Mb drive using FIREWIRE interface.
this past weekend i opened my MYBOOK enclosure and replaced the former WD 500Mb sata drive with a newly ntfs formatted WD 2Tb sata drive.
the newly modified MYBOOK, when attached to my Windows XP computer - behaves totally normally - it mounts when plugged in. it dismounts via 'safely remove hardware' windows system tray icon. it copies files to/from the drive. and additionally, when using ATIH version 11 (when executed from the Windows ATIH application) it EVEN BACKS UP AND RESTORES FROM THE DRIVE.
the problem i am having is that when i run ATIH version 11 from the Acronis bootable cd-rom [i assume which boots to a form of Linux] (that was included when i purchased the program) - under this circumstance the drive is NOT RECOGNIZED! ive tried it in 'standard' and 'safe' modes - but neither mode is able to recognize the FIREWIRE drive.
this concerns me as if my boot drive were to die, the only way i would be able to restore it from a backup would be using this cd-rom. this puts me in a precarious situation here.
i know that what ive done by replacing drives in the MYBOOK is a little bit of a hack, but i cant think of any reason why this in itself should cause any problem. the problem is obviously somewhere in the Linux version of ATIH - as ATIH works fine with the drive when executed as a native Windows application.
any help would be truly appreciated.
thanks,
greg
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