Hard drive clone software

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Hi all, Im looking for a software that can backup a windows Vista NTFS install onto a dual layer dvd, then i want to put that onto a RAID setup.

What software would you recommends? also would the dvd with the backup be bootable and have the correct drivers to see a RAID configuration?

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as long as the raid drivers are already installed (ie, you've got the controller enabled already) it shouldn't be a problem

acronis true image can do exactly what you want

it's about £25, buy the download version from their site, then install it and tell it to 'create bootable media'

now uninstall acronis, and burn the iso file to disc, run things like ccleaner to get rid of temp files etc, and disable system restore (takes up loads of space)

now reboot and boot from the acronis cd

this will load the program in a non-windows environment, use this to create an image of the c drive (either store it on an external hard drive / network location / cd/dvd's)

once this is done (cd/dvd's is the slowest method), turn off the pc, setup the raid, turn it back on and insert the original acronis cd

from the software, choose 'restore' then tell it the path of the image file(s) you created with it (ie, insert the dvd's) and it'll take care of it


awesome software



the other day i created an image of c: that was on a raid setup, and restored it to a single drive, with no problems
 
Colbaker, i can only assume so

give the trial a test, it lets you create a bootable cd (although you can't actually make the image with it)

it picks up networked windows shares no problem (not over wireless of course)
 
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