Create a Drive Image

[Richdev]

Hi guys, was just wondering if you could provide me with the link that was mentioned about creating a hard disk image. Going to undertake my first bit of hardware replacement soon and I'm wondering how I get the image on to the new Drive. Many thanks

[KenB]

Hi and welcome to ExTS

 

I have split your post from the other thread - you are better with one all to yourself :)

 

I assume you are talking about free software to create an image of your drive ?

I wrote a tutorial re. Macrium Reflect which is relatively easy to use and most of all it is free.

click here

 

I had a question recently from a member using this software that may help you

click here

 

Take a look at the image he posted.

 

Hope this helps :)

[Plastic Nev]

Hi, to follow on from Kens advice, this is something I did when upgrading the hard drive on my laptop from a 40GB drive to a 160GB drive. Once you have the image on the external hard drive and then created the rescue disk, which you will need to install the image onto your new drive, fit the new drive.

Then you need to get into the BIOS to tell it to boot from the CD/DVD drive and also insert the rescue disk and plug in the external hard drive at the same time.

Then you can get out of the BIOS, it will then boot from the rescue disk. Follow instructions from then on.

Though it does take some time to do, I will recommend creating the Windows PE rescue disk, I found the Linux disk useless as it wouldn't recognise my Buffalo external hard drive.

 

 

Nev.