I have just downloaded Ghost 15 for a 30-day trial and have yet to get a backup to run. I am trialling this software because, after a year of failing backups using Windows native backup to an Iomega NAS device, I was advised to get some dedicated software for the task. So far I have tried Acronis TrueImage, which also proves unreliable, and now Ghost, that has yet to work at all.
Error message:
Error EC8F17B7: Cannot create recovery points for job: My Computer Backup.
Error E7D1001F: Unable to write to file.
Error EBAB03F1: Error performing inpage operation.
Error E7D10046: Unable to set file size.
Error EBAB03F1: The specified network name is no longer available.
Details:
Source: Norton Ghost
My backup device is an Iomega ix2-200 Storcenter that sits on the same subnet, separated from my laptop by (a) my PlusNet ADSL router and (b) a second Belkin router, both running at up to 100Mbps. Connections during these backup runs are all hard wired. Although the error, on the face of it, seems straightforward - can't see the NAS device - it is always there when I go looking for it. It may be significant that, in order to get Acronis TrueImage to run at all, I had to modify the error retry and timeout settings to force the software to keep writing to the NAS when it thought it was getting errors.
As this is my third attempt at getting some kind of reliable backup regime in place, I would appreciate any assistance in identifying the real problem and resolving it. I have already spent some time with Iomega support and they advised that I abandon the OS backup utility and get some proper software. This is not going well.
System details:
OS Name Microsoft Windows 7 Professional
Version 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Build 7601
System Manufacturer Dell Inc.
System Model Vostro V13
Processor Genuine Intel(R) CPU U7300 @ 1.30GHz, 1300 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 2 Logical Processor(s)
BIOS Version/Date Dell Inc. A02, 11/01/2010
SMBIOS Version 2.5
Windows Directory C:\Windows
System Directory C:\Windows\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume2
Locale United Kingdom
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "6.1.7601.17514"
Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 4.00 GB
Total Physical Memory 2.93 GB
Available Physical Memory 1.65 GB
Total Virtual Memory 5.87 GB
Available Virtual Memory 3.95 GB
Page File Space 2.93 GB