[Ham-Computers] How to back up a HD

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Jim,

You might check the docs and software that came with the D: drive.  I've been 
using Maxtor drives for the last couple of years, and those drives all come 
with a utility that will clone a boot drive to a new drive.  Possibly your D: 
drive did as well.

In a message dated 3/18/2006 8:01:39 PM Central Standard Time, 
jim.isbell at gmail.com writes: 
> I was hoping there would be some similar function in XP so I wouldnt
> have to buy more software??
> 
> I have moved on to Linux where everything is easier and FREE but this
> is for my wifes computer so I dont like spending money, no more than
> she uses it.
> 
> On 3/18/06, Loren Moline WA7SKT <lmoline at hotmail.com> wrote:
> >You need a copy of a program called Drive Copy or similar. The drive must 
> be
> >copied exactly like C including the system files and file allocation table
> >must be exact copy too.
> >
> >Loren
> >
> >
> >
> >Microwave has less ripple!
> >Loren Moline WA7SKT  CN86cx
> >Member: ARRL, Pacific Northwest VHF Society #151
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >>From: "Jim Isbell, W5JAI" <jim.isbell at gmail.com>
> >>Reply-To: Jim.Isbell at gmail.com,"Computers (or other) used for amateur
> >>radio,  communications, or experimenting" <ham-computers at mailman.qth.net>
> >>To: ham-computers at mailman.qth.net
> >>Subject: [Ham-Computers] How to back up a HD
> >>Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2006 19:49:42 -0600
> >>
> >>I am running XP and have a pair of 80GB HDs on it.  I want to make a
> >>copy of C: to D: so that D: is then a bootable HD and it could then be
> >>swaped for C: and would work exactly the same.
> >>
> >>Since XP doesnt even have a "real" DOS mode, I am lost as to how to do
> >>this.

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