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Re: OT: DVD+RW to DVD+R

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Old 02-15-2008, 04:08 PM
Tony Lawrence
 
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Default Re: OT: DVD+RW to DVD+R


Mike Brown wrote:
> Dave Dickerson wrote:
> >
> > OSR507 only writes to DVD+RW disks (CD's aside). If you need to

make a
> > lot of copies of a bootable master backup DVD+RW, can the

duplicates
> > be on DVD+R disks? Trying to save a couple of bucks if I can.
> >
> > TIA,
> >
> > DDinAZ

>
> Hi Dave,
>
> I am a little lost on your assertation that OSR507 only writes to
> DVD+RW. This should be a function of the DVD drive. I can write to
> a DVD-RAM drive, or to a DVD+R without changing the cdrecord syntax.
>
> I realize the paranoid security in having multiple bootable floppy
> or CD media, but how many do you need? If you are using BackupEdge
> make up and test a floppy set and a couple of CDs, its a waste

storing
> the < 5 Mbytes on a DVD. Whats the cost of a CD down there, $0.30 ?
> Store the backups on a DVD of your choice, and save the boot media on
> CD or floppy.



Why have separate boot media? The Supertars put everything on the DVD
- boot and backup. Or am I misunderstanding you??

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Tony Lawrence

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