Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2001 21:26:30 -0800 (PST)
From: David Chien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Ghosting Libretto drive??
> I know I can get a 2.5-3.5" adapter, yank the HD out of the Libretto, put
Works. A few minutes at most. Fastest.
> Use LPT and let it run overnight each time (from old HD to home system,
Takes about 4-6 hours with 2-3GB of data over a parallel port on ECP/EPP.
> Do I have to set the new HD up in the Libretto first, formatting it with
> the IBM overlay (and Partition Magic, since I have it), then ghost
> partitions across?
If it is >8.4GB, then you'll need the HD in the Libretto with the IBM disk
manager program up and running and/or the HD in the desktop with the same
running. Otherwise, you won't be able to correctly restore the partition.
Portable external HD (eg. www.h45.com with 2.5" HD) also works w/o having to
attach to a desktop. Simply load two dos drivers and backup directly to
portable external HD.
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Me? I got very bored after doing the parallel port transfer, and went out
right away to get the 2.5" to 3.5" converter because I had a PC at home as well
handy. Then, simply setup the Libretto as I wanted, backuped the entire thing,
and off I went. Happily, I never had to worry about restoring from the CD
until I sold it years later - I'd still have attached the HD to the desktop for
any restores I would have encountered to save time.
Beyond that, I could have restored from my portable 6x SCSI Sony discman
after burning the image to CD-R since there were DOS drivers from Adaptec that
supported the PCMCIA SCSI card under DOS. (No, I didnt' need any C/S services
as I vaguely remembered- just the adaptec SCSI drivers for that model, and
mscdex).
d =)
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