I’m running Vista Home Premium, SP2, Intel Core Duo 2,13GHz, 232 GB H/D capacity and 2 GB RAM.

I purchased a Seagate 1.6 TB FreeAgent Desk external hard drive and installed it today. When my system is running I can also hear the new Seagate external drive all the time and it’s always warm (not hot!). My power setting is setting is set for 3 minutes but I would think it would shut down after 3 minutes. Does it ever shut completely down?

Also, I backed up today and it took about 5 hours. I haven’t looked yet on what it backed up but I wondered if it backed up Vista?

It shouldn't back up Vista as I have obviously have the CD. Is this normal or do I have my settings wrong as well what to back up?

I was thinking of uninstalling and reinstalling the setup. I have 2 weeks left at Best Buy if it’s faulty but the test showed it was OK.

Any suggestions on what I’m doing wrong? Also, what do you think of Carbonite? It was listed as part of the set up…maybe Seagate owns it or had an agreement with Carbonite. I guess it's a pay-for on-going back program on the internet. How reliable is Carbonite and which is more reliable?

Thanks for any help,
Mike