How could I backup entire conent of primary HDD to my slave HDD, format primary HDD, and then restore primary hdd?

[phatj]

I'm going to install linux as a dual boot, so i'd like to:

1. backup entire contents of windows on my slave drive
2. entirely format my primary HDD
3. install linux on my primary HDD (i know how to do this already...)
4. restore to a new partition on my primary HDD the backup that I made on the slave.

Is there freeware that can do this?

I need to backup and restore EVERYHING, including drivers and the like.

-JB

 

[airhendrix13]

Can't you just install Linux onto your slave drive?

 

[SerpentRoyal]

Go to terabyteunlimited.com and download BootitNG (BING). Program fits on a floppy or CD. Boot from this media and use BING to image the OS partition on the 2nd HDD. BING can also create/delete/resize partitions. Software is fully functional for 30 days.

 

[phatj]

terabyteunlimited requires a floppy disk drive and i dont have one.

 

[SerpentRoyal]

You can burn the program on CD. Read the manual.