On Monday 21 January 2002 14:53 pm, Rick Sivernell wrote: > On Mon, 21 Jan 2002 12:44:02 -0500 > > Bruce Marshall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm going to be upgrading my Thinkpad A20m to a larger HD. > > > > Anyone here know what the options are for moving current stuff to the new > > HD? > > > > I'm familiar with all the mundane stuff of copy partitions, etc but I > > wonder if two HD's can be hooked up (even temporarily) to do the copy or > > whether I'll have to re-install Win98SE and SuSE 7.2. Normally I > > wouldn't worry about any of this because it's pretty straight forward and > > I would re-install. But the Windows on the Thinkpad has some pretty big > > mods on it and a normal re-install won't cut it I think. I would like to > > eventually get everything back the same as it is now. > > > > I have a LAN so can do a backup over the LAN but getting the stuff back > > on the Thinkpad is what I'm concerned with. > > > > Anyone ever done this? or can point me to a Thinkpad list? > > > >
> > Bruce > > Have you thought of a Image copy program. Company a couple of years > ago, they had it where all systems created from a master image. > > Yup... and I have a copy of Drivecopy from PowerQuest... but the problem would be if only one drive can be mounted at a time, how to do a drivecopy. Will check out the link.. Thanks. > Want to Save Hassle > and Money? > Imagine this: > Your existing hard drive is cramped and > too small for all the applications you want on it. So you decide > to move all your applications and data to a new, larger drive. > If you do it the old way, GET READY > FOR A HASSLE! The following table shows what you will have to do, and when > you are finished, the new drive probably will not work! But, > with DriveUp, upgrading or cloning a drive is a breeze. Just > two easy steps, and the rest is handled automatically. It couldn't > be easier. What more can we say? > > at http://www.eurosoft-usa.com/driveup.html > > cheers -- +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ + Bruce S. Marshall [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bellaire, MI 01/21/02 15:50 + +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ "Decay is inherent in all compounded things. Strive on with diligence." - Buddha's last words _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
