On Thu, 23 Dec 2004 09:45:36 -0800 (PST), clayj@xxxxxxxxxx <clayj@xxxxxxxxxx> 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 -- Regards, Rahul Sundaram
