Ntbackup.exe Does Not Work with Removable-Media Drives
Article ID: 159046
Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
This article was previously published under Q159046
SYMPTOMS
Windows NT Backup does not detect removable-media drives (such as Zip
drives and Syquest drives).
CAUSE
Windows NT Backup does not support and cannot use removable-media devices.
You can use only tape drives with Windows NT Backup.
RESOLUTION
To use Windows NT Backup, obtain a supported tape drive as listed in the
latest Windows NT Hardware Compatibility List.
For additional information, please see the following article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:
ARTICLE-ID: 131303
TITLE : Latest Windows 2000 and Windows NT Hardware Compatibility List (HCL)
Additional query words: prodnt
Keywords: kbhardware KB159046