copying a hard drive

[jim178]

i wish to copy my works hard drive system it has 2 hard drives "c" 10gb and "d" 60gb I have purchased a 120gb western digital 7200 ide harddrive.

i wish to do this so that i can work on the system as a test bench and learning platform.

i have ideas but would like anyones input into the best way of getting the copy of the original harddives over. I had thought of wether to partion my new drive c and d and copy to them, but not sure if i can do it that way all help really appreciated.

thanks in anticipation

 

[kestrel1]

Are there different OS's on the Partition's?
You could always try using software, such as Norton Ghost or Powerquest Drive Image.
If one is an OS & the other just data, partitioning your hard drive should work, but remember that if you are using this OS on another computer system you should get a licence for it. Not to do so would be piracy, which you shouldn't be doing.

 

[monaandkristy]

Hi:

My PC motherboard is failing. It is cheaper to buy a new computer than to repair it! Unfortunately I do not have a recent backup. Can I hook up the C-drive to another computer and create a copy of the files? Any advise will be appreciated. Thanks a lot

 

[kestrel1]

To monaandkristy,
The simple answer is YES. You can do a few things, but the easiest would be to change the jumpers on your old hard drive & connect it up as a slave on the new computer. You should be able to transfer your files with no problem.