NT Backup - Blank Error Message generating ASR set

[Guest Chris Tilley - HPC:Factor]

I cannot find any reference to a similar error on the newsgroup here, MSKB

or Google. Hopefully I am not missing something too obvious.

 

I needed a quick system backup so ran the full system backup to with ASR

through the backup simple wizard. The tape backup went fine, and the prompt

to enter a blank formatted 1.44MB Floppy poped up. Giving it what it asks

for, it churns the drive for a second or two and pops up a completely blank

error message as per:

 

http://img151.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ntb2003sp2errrv4.gif

 

Clicking 'Retry' chugs the disk cylinder again and back comes the "message".

I have tried several different blank disks, and Windows is fully able to

read from, write to, format and generally access the floppy drive.

 

Has anyone seen this before? I would welcome any thoughts towards a

solution.

 

The system:

2003 Standard

x86 (2 processors)

SP2

Fully patched & activated

Dell PowerEdge 2400

 

Many thanks

 

Chris

[Guest Chris Tilley - HPC:Factor]

Re: NT Backup - Blank Error Message generating ASR set

 

A quick update on this one.

 

I have re-run the backup set, with verification which has passed. The

'blank' error message is still persisting after the request to enter the

floppy disk.

 

Thanks

 

Chris

 

"Chris Tilley - HPC:Factor" <chrisNOSPAMPLEASE@hpcfactor.com> wrote in

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>I cannot find any reference to a similar error on the newsgroup here, MSKB

>or Google. Hopefully I am not missing something too obvious.

>

> I needed a quick system backup so ran the full system backup to with ASR

> through the backup simple wizard. The tape backup went fine, and the

> prompt to enter a blank formatted 1.44MB Floppy poped up. Giving it what

> it asks for, it churns the drive for a second or two and pops up a

> completely blank error message as per:

>

> http://img151.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ntb2003sp2errrv4.gif

>

> Clicking 'Retry' chugs the disk cylinder again and back comes the

> "message". I have tried several different blank disks, and Windows is

> fully able to read from, write to, format and generally access the floppy

> drive.

>

> Has anyone seen this before? I would welcome any thoughts towards a

> solution.

>

> The system:

> 2003 Standard

> x86 (2 processors)

> SP2

> Fully patched & activated

> Dell PowerEdge 2400

>

> Many thanks

>

> Chris

>