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Can I make a backup onto a new HD?

post #1 of 5
3/27/10 at 7:00pm
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I have a Dell XPS M1530 with Vista Ultimate. I just reformatted the drive, installed everything and it is now running perfectly. I also have a spare SATA HD, and I'm wondering if there is a way I can back up my laptop onto this spare drive so that if I ever need to I can simply put in the new drive and have it work. I can create an image of the existing drive (I have one created on Macrium Reflect), but can I load it onto the new empty HD?

Thank you, anyone!
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post #2 of 5
3/27/10 at 8:55pm
Clone it! Easus Backup tool is free.

cheers ...
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post #3 of 5
3/28/10 at 4:23am
I would use a back up tool to back it up to DVD... Then I would put the spare drive in and run the backup DVD's to it... If it works then you know you have two forms of backup which is always a good thing...
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post #4 of 5
3/29/10 at 12:42am
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Thanks, Guys!

I downloaded EASEUS and it is great!No frills, but a terrific gui and everything worked the first time through. Never even heard of it before. I did the clone onto a spare drive (in a external HD case) so now all I need is for it to work if I ever need it. I guess I could try swapping drives just to see . . .
As usual, NotebookForums to the rescue.

Aloha from Hawaii!
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post #5 of 5
3/29/10 at 10:32am
Go for the test run

cheers ...
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