Re: Problem "Un-cloning" HD

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I took a look at the .pdf for the User Manual for Data Lifeguard Tools
on the Western Digital website, and it (the manual) is terrible. It refers
to copying a bootable hard drive, then it describes folder-to-folder
copying. Since the purpose of providing it is presumably to clone an
entire hard drive to another hard drive, it must be making a clone.
What does the new HD look like in the old HD's Disk Management
utility? Does the used space on the new HD equal the used space
on the old HD? That "DRV4_VOL1" is mysterious. If it refers to a
dynamic drive, I'm at a loss....

*TimDaniels*


"Dave" wrote:
Thank you Tim - I'll do my best
I'm back on my own comp again - I'll tell you how in a minute
(not good)-

1) Data Lifeguard Tools CD which came with new Western Digital
320G HD
2) I do not remember seeing that as an option
3) Copy the whole disk (which only shows 1 partition) Again,
I don't recall seeing that as a option
4) Good question - they never use the word 'clone' - just 'copy'
(can't get at the exact language right now) Don't recall seeing
the word 'image' either.
5) External drive was USB - this is an EIDE setup, all jumpers in
Cable Select

Now - the present status:

The system will come up one way, and one way only (and believe me
I have tried a lot of combinations):
1) Original HD (Hitachi 40G) as only internal - system recognizes it as Local
Disk (D:) 37.25 GB NTFS This is the disk which I originally
cloned FROM
2) Cloned HD (WD320G) as external, Computer Management recognizes
it as DRV4_VOL1 (C:), 298.09 GB NTFS.

I hadn't noticed the "VOL 1" notation on the 320G drive. Is that a clue to
what you are asking?

Anyway, I don't know what else to add, but I would greatly appreciate your
comments.

Dave



"Timothy Daniels" wrote:
"Dave" wrote:
Wanted to replace my full primary HD with a larger one.
Cloned a new drive as an external...

OK, back to basics.

1) What utility did you use to make the "clone".

2) Some utilities give you the option of copying the
MBR or not. Which kind do you have?

3) Did you tell it to copy a partition or all partitions,
i.e. the entire disk? (Some people, knowing that they
have just one partition, just copy the partition.)

4) Did it make an actual clone (a byte-for-byte copy),
or did it make an image file? (If it offered you the
option of compressing the result, it was an image file.)

5) Was the "external drive" a USB/Firewire drive or an
eSATA drive?

In short, you haven't told us enough to be able to really
help with a diagnosis.

*TimDaniels*





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