RATS!! HDD is starting to "click" - need ideas on copying data

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I have a relatively new wd 250gb sata drive (my OS, XP, is not on this
drive) that began clicking after coming out of hibernation. It clicked
almost a dozen times before it went back to normal and i could access
all of the drives (partitions) and their data. After a couple of
iterations of shut-downs and start-ups (it clicked each time) , I
decided to disconnect the drive for now. I purchased a 360gb drive
which hopefully will be here Friday. So,after all this pre-amble, here
is where I need help. What is the procedure, or is it even possible,
to copy the drive contents in a manner that makes it essentially a
mirror image. What I mean is, I would like all the data to still have
the same drive letter assignments and partions. The reason for this is
that i had programs installed on 2 of the 3 partitions. I'll stop
here, wait for all of you to stop laughing and advise me to what
important information I've left out that will help you help me :-) TIA.
 
I have a relatively new wd 250gb sata drive (my OS, XP, is not on this
drive) that began clicking after coming out of hibernation. It clicked
almost a dozen times before it went back to normal and i could access
all of the drives (partitions) and their data. After a couple of iterations
of shut-downs and start-ups (it clicked each time) , I decided to
disconnect the drive for now. I purchased a 360gb drive which
hopefully will be here Friday. So,after all this pre-amble, here is where
I need help. What is the procedure, or is it even possible, to copy the
drive contents in a manner that makes it essentially a mirror image.
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Yes, plenty of ways of doing that.
What I mean is, I would like all the data to still have
the same drive letter assignments and partions.
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Still easy to keep the same drive letter.
The reason for this is that i had programs installed on 2 of the 3 partitions.
I'll stop here, wait for all of you to stop laughing and advise me to what
important information I've left out that will help you help me :-)
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We've got all the necessary info.

I'd personally buy True Image and use that for backups in the future.
It will clone that 250G drive to the new 360G drive fine.

Its possible to do it manually with XP alone, but you should really be backing
your data up so there isnt much point in bothering with that approach.
 
Download the Western Digital Diagnostics and run them on the drive, it may (MAY) be possible for it
to repair any errors on the drive.
 
I have a relatively new wd 250gb sata drive (my OS, XP, is not on this
drive) that began clicking after coming out of hibernation. It clicked
almost a dozen times before it went back to normal and i could access
all of the drives (partitions) and their data. After a couple of
iterations of shut-downs and start-ups (it clicked each time) , I
decided to disconnect the drive for now. I purchased a 360gb drive
which hopefully will be here Friday. So,after all this pre-amble, here
is where I need help. What is the procedure, or is it even possible,
to copy the drive contents in a manner that makes it essentially a
mirror image. What I mean is, I would like all the data to still have
the same drive letter assignments and partions. The reason for this is
that i had programs installed on 2 of the 3 partitions. I'll stop
here, wait for all of you to stop laughing and advise me to what
important information I've left out that will help you help me :-) TIA.
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Acronis True Image will do what you want.

Art
 
Good. Thanks. Another question though; should I first partition the
drive in a similar manner as my failing drive? In my mind, I envision
that the new drive should have three partitions just as the older
(albeit they will be larger). Then, my hope is that the letter
assighnments will not change as I install the new drive on the same
cable as the broken one. I believe this should be the case because
even though I've disconnected the failing drive, the drive letter
assignments on the additional drives have remained unchanged.
 
I have a relatively new wd 250gb sata drive (my OS, XP, is not on this
drive) that began clicking after coming out of hibernation. It clicked
almost a dozen times before it went back to normal and i could access
all of the drives (partitions) and their data. After a couple of
iterations of shut-downs and start-ups (it clicked each time) , I
decided to disconnect the drive for now. I purchased a 360gb drive
which hopefully will be here Friday. So,after all this pre-amble, here
is where I need help. What is the procedure, or is it even possible,
to copy the drive contents in a manner that makes it essentially a
mirror image. What I mean is, I would like all the data to still have
the same drive letter assignments and partions. The reason for this is
that i had programs installed on 2 of the 3 partitions. I'll stop
here, wait for all of you to stop laughing and advise me to what
important information I've left out that will help you help me :-) TIA.
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I've been using Norton Ghost. I have restored the same drive several
times and also used it to transfer the image from an old drive to a
new drive a couple of times. It has always worked without a glitch.
 
Good. Thanks. Another question though; should I first
partition the drive in a similar manner as my failing drive?
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Nope, TI will do that all for you and either expand the partitions to fill
the drive by default or allow you to specify the new sizes if you prefer.
In my mind, I envision that the new drive should have
three partitions just as the older (albeit they will be larger).
Then, my hope is that the letter assighnments will not change
as I install the new drive on the same cable as the broken one.
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Yes, that will work fine. Do it from the booted 'rescue'
CD that TI allows you to create once you install it.
 
Ashton Crusher said:
I've been using Norton Ghost. I have restored the same drive several
times and also used it to transfer the image from an old drive to a
new drive a couple of times. It has always worked without a glitch.
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True Image is much better for what he wants to do, particularly
the maintenance of the existing partition lettering.
 
True Image is much better for what he wants to do, particularly
the maintenance of the existing partition lettering.
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An image is an image, how could True Image be any different other then
it's interface??
 
An image is an image,
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He aint talking about an image, he's talking about a clone.
how could True Image be any different other then it's interface??
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He's talking about a clone, not an image. Ghost is completely ****ed for cloning.
 
In comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage Ashton Crusher said:
On Thu, 8 Feb 2007 17:44:06 +1100, "Rod Speed"
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An image is an image, how could True Image be any different other then
it's interface??
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Because in the MS world an image is not an image. Metadata is added
and incompatibility to the competition is a business goal.

Arno
 
Just connect the new drive in place of the old one. Partition and
format the new drive using Disk Management. Then reconnect the old
drive to the motherboard, and drag and drop data from the old drive to
the new drive.
 
Alrighty, the new drive arrived yesterday(320gb wd "ys"
enterprise).I don't want to sound like an advertisement, but, I got
this drive from zipzoomfly for $102.50 + $2.00 for 2 day shipping.
Ordered on wed afternoon and it arrived fri. morning. Anywho, I used
True Image v.10 and with the automatic clone disc, everything went
flawless. However, Xp wouldn't recognize the new drive until I
formatted it. I'm not sure if TI would have done the formatting as
part of the "clone" process and if it would, I wonder how much longer
it would have taken. As it was, after formatting , it took TI about an
hour and 45 mins to clone nearly 220gb. Now if only I can find my
receipt for my WD drive and try my luck with warranty. It was an SE16.
Hard to believe it would fail so quickly(approx 9 mos.). Thanks for
all the help. Still cannot see any drive letter assignments under
"Disk Management" though :-).
 
Alrighty, the new drive arrived yesterday(320gb wd "ys" enterprise).
I don't want to sound like an advertisement, but, I got this drive from
zipzoomfly for $102.50 + $2.00 for 2 day shipping. Ordered on wed
afternoon and it arrived fri. morning. Anywho, I used True Image v.10
and with the automatic clone disc, everything went flawless.
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However, Xp wouldn't recognize the new drive until I formatted it. I'm not
sure if TI would have done the formatting as part of the "clone" process
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Yes it does.
and if it would, I wonder how much longer it would have taken.
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No extra time at all.
As it was, after formatting , it took TI about
an hour and 45 mins to clone nearly 220gb.
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Now if only I can find my receipt for my
WD drive and try my luck with warranty.
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You dont necessarily need the receipt.
It was an SE16. Hard to believe it would fail so quickly(approx 9 mos.).
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Worth checking the drive temp on the hottest days
in summer, plenty run much too hot for a long life.
Thanks for all the help. Still cannot see any drive
letter assignments under "Disk Management" though :-).
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Thats a setting if you really care.
 
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