OT: (a bit) copying WINDOZE (or any other disks)

[Rahul Sundaram]

On Thu, 23 Dec 2004 09:45:36 -0800 (PST), clayj at nwlink.com
<clayj at nwlink.com> wrote:
> A bit off topic; but, I've got a Windoze box with a failing hard drive;
> and an FC3 box (which is working a whole lot better).
> 
> What's the recommended process to create an exact duplicate (boot sector
> and all) of a hard drive?  Is it really as simple as:
>     cat /dev/hda > /dev/hdb
> 
> ???   Does the new drive need to be partitioned first? Or is there some
> other way to clone drives?
> 
> Thanks in advance!

man dd


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Regards,
Rahul Sundaram