[AT] OT - Disk cloning software

[charlie hill]

Staples, Office Depot, etc. usually have Western Digital and Maxtor drives 
on the shelf.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Thomas O. Mehrkam" <tomehrkam at houston.rr.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2005 7:17 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] OT - Disk cloning software


>o They are priced right
> o They include the clone software
> o They are in all the stores.
>
> While Western Digital may not be the absolute best they are generally good 
> enough.
>
> There are many good brands. Segate is probably one of the best. They have 
> retail packages that include the software you need.
>
> IBM now Hitachi is the most advanced but they are generally sold as OEM 
> devices with no software.
>
> I purchased my Western Digital from SAM's Club. You know SAM's though they 
> may or may not have any drives in stock.
>
> msm10301 at juno.com wrote:
>> Thanks for all the advice on disk cloning. I like the idea of buying a 
>> new drive and just being able to copy the contents of the old to the new. 
>> Is there anything that I need to watch out for when buying a new drive, 
>> such as compatability with the drivers or cards on her system? I notice 
>> that most if not all recommend Western Digital, is that there a reason 
>> for that?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Mike
>>
>>
>> -- "James West" <jameswest2500 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>> Go buy a new Western Digital Hrd drive, it comes with their disk copy 
>> software, just install the new drive as a slave drive, and run the disk 
>> that came with it. It will make an exact copy of the first drive. Very 
>> easy. I use this method to bck up our file server at work and at my home.
>>
>> Jim
>>
>>
>>>From: "msm10301 at juno.com" <msm10301 at juno.com>
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>>>Subject: [AT] OT  - Disk cloning software
>>>Date: Tue, 17 May 2005 00:25:07 GMT
>>>
>>>
>>>Hi All,
>>>I have a quick question for the computer literate among us. I bought a 
>>>computer for my wife, a used Dell. It came loaded with Microsoft Office 
>>>which included Publisher. The problem is that I don't have any of the 
>>>disks to reinstall Office if her hard drive crashes. I've read about 
>>>Norton Ghost, but I am trully a little out of my realm . What's the best 
>>>way to make a copy or mirror image of her hard drive? How about running 
>>>two hard drives? Any help would be appreciated.
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>Mike
>>>
>>>
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