Imaging old 9GB HDD to new 40GB: Ghost of Maxtor DriveMax software?

[CrazyHelloDeli]

My parents old HDD is on the way out I think, and im want to be able to image the contents(Win2000 NTFS and a bunch of Software) on the old 9GB Hard Drive, to a new 40GB Maxtor Hard Drive, so it is the new Boot drive. Im unfamiliar with this process, as I usually end up just reinstalling if Im in this situation, but I dont want to start fresh on my parents machine.

Anyways, the Maxtor Hard Drive comes with the drive max software that allows you to do just that, but ive never used it or heard anything about it. Anyone have experiances good/bad using this software? Also, what about Norton Ghost? I know it can do the exact same thing but im not quite sure what the process is. Do I just format the entire 40GB Disk, and do a "Partition to Partition" or do I have to create an image first and restore that image to the new Hard drive. But, will that make it bootable? Any help would be appriciated, thanks!

 

[CrazyHelloDeli]

Help?

 

[woodie1]

IIRC install the new drive in the case as the Master or primary boot drive. Put the old drive as most anything you want as long as it isn't the primary boot drive. Insert the Maxtor floppy and power on the machine. After the programs load you will get screen prompts telling you what is available. If you had one partition on the old drive and want to stay with one on the new it is a really simple process to copy everything on to the new and make it bootable.

 

[novice]

IF you have Norton Ghost, it is very easy to install the new drive as a slave, make a Ghost boot disk, then do a disk to disk copy. It will make an exact image onto the new drive. Then remove the old drive, rejumper the new drive and reconnect it as the primary master, done!

 

[HaroldW]

As you are setting up the Disk to Disk copy, Ghost also allows you setup to expand the partition size from the original size (this case 9gig) to the full size of the new drive (this case 40gig) without loss of data.