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bam
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Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2005 4:14 am    Post subject: Clone hard drive? Reply with quote
Hi - I want to clone my main drive and then substitute the new for old.
Questions:

Do I need to use the same Mfr? (Maxtor, e.g.)

Same file system necessary?

If I get an external drive with USB can I take the external out after it has
been cloned and put it in the slot where my existing drive is?

Thanks

Bryan
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John McGaw
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Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2005 4:45 am    Post subject: Re: Clone hard drive? Reply with quote
bam wrote:
Quote:
Hi - I want to clone my main drive and then substitute the new for old.
Questions:

Do I need to use the same Mfr? (Maxtor, e.g.)

Same file system necessary?

If I get an external drive with USB can I take the external out after it has
been cloned and put it in the slot where my existing drive is?

Thanks

Bryan





Same manufacturer: no


Same file system: yes, that goes along with making an _identical_ clone
copy.

External USB: yes, probably, that is the way I've cloned notebook drives
for upgrades and it has worked fine using Apricorn's upgrade software.

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John McGaw
[Knoxville, TN, USA]
http://johnmcgaw.com
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bam
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Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2005 7:25 am    Post subject: Re: Clone hard drive? Reply with quote
"John McGaw" <nobody@nowh.ere> wrote in message
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Quote:
bam wrote:
Hi - I want to clone my main drive and then substitute the new for old.
Questions:

Do I need to use the same Mfr? (Maxtor, e.g.)

Same file system necessary?

If I get an external drive with USB can I take the external out after it
has been cloned and put it in the slot where my existing drive is?

Thanks

Bryan





Same manufacturer: no

Same file system: yes, that goes along with making an _identical_ clone
copy.

External USB: yes, probably, that is the way I've cloned notebook drives
for upgrades and it has worked fine using Apricorn's upgrade software.

Thanks for the info.

Bryan
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