Is this possible? Are any kinds of software needed? All data includes all system utilities and files and operating system. Reason being i was thinking of purchasing a new high-performance hard drive to replace my current one.
2006-06-30 14:36:15 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
so between norton ghost, data lifeguard 11, and alohabob, which is the easiest to use? and how do they work? do they back up to a cd and i boot from that cd or something else?
2006-06-30 15:59:13 · update #1
All hard drive manufacturers offer a free utility to do what you are trying to do. Download Western Digitals "Data Lifeguard 11" from their website. It is free, very easy to use and works perfectly on any brand of drive. Just install the drive, start data lifeguard and copy the drive. If you want the drive to be your new boot drive, check Format drive as boot disk when prompted and your good.
2006-06-30 14:58:52 · answer #1 · answered by ferdinand 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
If you're looking to create an exact replica of the image on your present drive, use Norton Ghost. This product has been around for years and I have used it for fortune 500 clients.
2006-06-30 16:04:17 · answer #2 · answered by cptdrinian 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mount the new drive in as a second drive and then do a full image transfer of the old drive. Symantec Ghost is a good program for that.
Then mount the new drive as the primary one. After Booting up and making sure everything works, you can later put the old drive in as a second drive, wipe it clean and use it as backup storage.
2006-06-30 14:42:28 · answer #3 · answered by Dale P 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This one has been around for a long time and is probably the most used, plus it's very reliable.
Aloha bob:
(Some new computers actually have an option to have this pre-installed, to make the transfer less painful
http://www.alohabob.com/
Dell seems to have the lowest price for it:
http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&cs=19&sku=A0459389
(If you're not adverse to buying it used, I just found it on Amazon for $50.)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B00006RZH2/ref=dp_olp_2/002-9852011-5384005?ie=UTF8
2006-06-30 15:24:31 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
use norton ghost its pretty good it will make a exact copy of the hard drive
2006-06-30 14:40:43 · answer #5 · answered by clint t 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋