"Brian Cronin" wrote:
>
>I've just installed Backup Exec and cannot find a way to tell the program
>to use my CDRW drive. The only option that is presented as a destination
>is 'file'.

I have not done this myself with a CD-RW but I would assume you
need to format the RW disks as DirectCD disks then use the
"file" option and point to the drive letter for the CD-RW drive.

Barron Featherston

"Barron Featherston" wrote in message
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>
> "Brian Cronin" wrote:
> >
> >I've just installed Backup Exec and cannot find a way to tell the program
> >to use my CDRW drive. The only option that is presented as a destination
> >is 'file'.
>
> I have not done this myself with a CD-RW but I would assume you
> need to format the RW disks as DirectCD disks then use the
> "file" option and point to the drive letter for the CD-RW drive.
>
> Barron Featherston

If the CD-RW drive is properly installed in Windows and shows up on the
Device Manager and Windows Explorer, BE should recognize it as a valid
device.

DirectCD has nothing to do with BE. BE will need to format any CD with it's
own format before it can backup to it. DirectCD format will not help BE.


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CU,

>don<
Donald R. Keating, CLU
DBS Company - Columbia, SC
803-731-0328 (Phone/FAX)

"Brian Cronin" wrote:
>
>I've just installed Backup Exec and cannot find a way to tell the program
>to use my CDRW drive. The only option that is presented as a destination
>is 'file'.
>
>I've got a Memorex 1622 IDE CD-RW drive.
>
>Thanks in advance
>
>Brian
>
>
Backup Exec versions 3.0a, 3.1a, 3.1.1a, 4.2 and 4.2.1 all support that drive
and should not need anything to detect your drive. Check the version number
of Backup Exec you have, if it is anything other than what I listed, it will
not work. If it is one of those versions and it is not at least version 4.2
you should upgrade to the latest version from the VERITAS website. Another
try would be this: do a search for drvwcdb.vxd, once found rename it to drvwcdb.old,
reinstall your version of Backup Exec. The file you are renaming is Backup
Exec's driver for IDE and SCSI devices, reinstalling the software should
allow the "correct" version of the driver to be installed.

I would not back up anything important with any "packet writing" software
such as Direct CD, Prassi abCD. Also direct CD does not have anything to do
with backup exec

Bob
"Barron Featherston" wrote in message
news:393d3e5c$1@hronntp01....
>
> "Brian Cronin" wrote:
> >
> >I've just installed Backup Exec and cannot find a way to tell the program
> >to use my CDRW drive. The only option that is presented as a destination
> >is 'file'.
>
> I have not done this myself with a CD-RW but I would assume you
> need to format the RW disks as DirectCD disks then use the
> "file" option and point to the drive letter for the CD-RW drive.
>
> Barron Featherston

if the only choice you have to backup to is FILE, then chances are good that
your drive is not supported. what type of CDRW drive do you have?

"RGC" wrote:
>I would not back up anything important with any "packet writing" software
>such as Direct CD, Prassi abCD. Also direct CD does not have anything to
do
>with backup exec
>
>Bob
>"Barron Featherston" wrote in message
>news:393d3e5c$1@hronntp01....
>>
>> "Brian Cronin" wrote:
>> >
>> >I've just installed Backup Exec and cannot find a way to tell the program
>> >to use my CDRW drive. The only option that is presented as a destination
>> >is 'file'.
>>
>> I have not done this myself with a CD-RW but I would assume you
>> need to format the RW disks as DirectCD disks then use the
>> "file" option and point to the drive letter for the CD-RW drive.
>>
>> Barron Featherston
>
>

On 6 Jun 2000 14:09:32 -0400, "Barron Featherston"
wrote:

>
>"Brian Cronin" wrote:
>>
>>I've just installed Backup Exec and cannot find a way to tell the program
>>to use my CDRW drive. The only option that is presented as a destination
>>is 'file'.
>
>I have not done this myself with a CD-RW but I would assume you
>need to format the RW disks as DirectCD disks then use the
>"file" option and point to the drive letter for the CD-RW drive.

NO! Don't do that. Backup Exec must do it's own formatting on
CDRW discs. The format done by DirectCD causes all sorts of
problems.

The original poster is probably using a version of software which
hasn't been upgraded to recognize his make/model of CD Burner.
Because the commands for writers aren't generic, each one must be
programmed into the software. There "should" be list on the
Veritas web site denoting the drives which are included (but my
bet is that Veritis, true to form, has only a list which misses
drives which are included, includes drives which are not included
and is otherwise AFU).