Is there a good cheap hardware Hard drive clone solution?

[EQTitan]

I'd like to be able to clone/image a drive to either a replacement drive or larger drive is there a hardware version I could use instead of Norton ghost the requires the Archaic floppy disk....?

 

[Laputa]

Hardware cloning is not going to be cheap. If you can find an old CSC Pro duplicator for cheap, that may be a way to go, but still around 150+. Others cost 1000+ You can do it cheaper with a floppy drive.

 

[nordloewelabs]

SystemRescueCD. it's free and boots from a CD. here's how to use it.

alternatively, you can use the free software provided by the manufacturer of your HD. the software is available for download at the manufacturer's website.

 

[EQTitan]

What about Hiren Boot CD and an external 2.5" hard drive?

 

[wjgollatz]

I like Acronis Products. Acronis Migrate Easy 7.0 $40 It will also handle partitions and resize them appropriately. They have very good disc management and backup applications also. The manual says you can make either a bootable floppy or a bootable CD. You can download a fully working trial version that will work for 15 days.

 

[StormSide]

Originally posted by: EQTitan
What about Hiren Boot CD and an external 2.5" hard drive?

Sure lets get him to pirate the software ..

 

[Gunbuster]

Put you ghost boot or MiniPe image on a USB stick. Boots nice and fast. Might even hold your ghost image too if you have a good sized stick.

 

[Sam25]

Originally posted by: Gunbuster
Put you ghost boot or MiniPe image on a USB stick. Boots nice and fast. Might even hold your ghost image too if you have a good sized stick.

+1 for Ghost Boot.

 

[nineball9]

Originally posted by: nordloewelabs

alternatively, you can use the free software provided by the manufacturer of your HD. the software is available for download at the manufacturer's website.

 

[redbeard1]

Freeware from boot cd.

gparted