Dason

I'm experiencing the same error on my brand-new Dell Dimension 9200. Both the
DVD-ROM (correctly identified as such in device manager) and the hard drive
are SATA. I'd really like to back this system up and can't.

"Jeffrey Kohler" wrote:

> Yes, the DVD drive shows up correctly in device manager:
> "TSSTcorp DVD+-RW TS-H553A ATA Device"
>
> This is on a brand new Dell Optiplex.
>
> Any suggestions or advice would be greatly appreciated.
>
>
>
> "Tom Lake" wrote:
>
> > news:56919124-E914-4938-84A4-9E2FBE9B3531@microsoft.com...
> > > I'm attempting to use the "Backup and Restore Center" to back up my
> > > computer.
> > > However, whenever I click "Back up computer" I get the following error
> > > message:
> > >
> > > "Windows could not find backup devices on your computer. The following
> > > information might explain why this problem occurred:
> > >
> > > Incorrect function. (0x80070001)
> > >
> > > Please close the backup application and try again."
> > >
> > > I do have a DVD RW drive.
> >
> > Does the DVD drive show up correctly as an RW drive in Device Manager?
> >
> > Tom Lake
> >