Jim Lawrence
accessd at shaw.ca
Fri Apr 11 08:22:51 CDT 2008
Thank you Lembit. May have to bite the bullet on this one.... Jim -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Lembit Soobik Sent: Friday, April 11, 2008 3:37 AM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Copying and entire hard drive I'm using Acronis True Image home. copies the MBR as well with any backup of the sys drive. Lembit ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jon Tydda" <jon at tydda.plus.com> To: "'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'" <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com> Sent: Friday, April 11, 2008 12:27 AM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Copying and entire hard drive > Yeah, it's the only Norton product I'll ever recommend :-) > > I think you tell it to clone the drive, rather than back it up or > anything, > but it's been a while since I used it. > > > Jon > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim Lawrence > Sent: 10 April 2008 23:30 > To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Copying and entire hard drive > > Hi Jon: > > So Norton's Ghost copies the MBR as well?... I have a copy on a floppy and > Partition Magic somewhere... will give it a whirl and post the results. > > Thanks > Jim > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda > Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2008 3:12 PM > To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Copying and entire hard drive > > Norton Ghost it to another drive, then Partition Magic to resize the > partition. Then defrag it. > > With a drive that small, should only take an hour or so. > > > Jon > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim Lawrence > Sent: 10 April 2008 23:12 > To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' > Subject: [dba-Tech] Copying and entire hard drive > > Hi All: > > It is time to move my C drive up as 8 GB just does not go as far as it use > to (It can now barely say 'Hello World'). It is easy to shadow copy the > whole drive and write it back to a hard drive... have been doing that to > the > 'other/RAID' drives for years but now this is the master drive. > > What is the best way to copy the MBR off the master drive... which is not > usually backed up (the drive is dual boot.) > > TIA > Jim > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.22.12/1372 - Release Date: > 10.04.2008 17:36 > > _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com