I started the Disc Wizard clone but backed out because i still have a
few questions.

If i make a clone of the original drive, would i be able to leave the
clone hooked up to the mobo afterwards, or would i be better off taking
it out?

I currently have the first drive set as drive C and F (2 partitions).
It looks like it will name the clone C and F also. Will i be able to
change the drive letters to G and H and leave it attached to the
motherboard to transfer data from one drive to the other later?

I guess i'm just trying to figure out how to keep them both hooked up
and back them up occationally.

Thanks, Jerry


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sorry, I clone every 4-6weeks (33minutes) I don't worry about having
both drives available. I only do this in case I mess up something then I
can just go back to the cloned drive and start over.

Have you thought about a raid, nas or something like that kind of set
up?


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sorry, I clone every 4-6weeks (33minutes) I don't worry about having
both drives available. I only do this in case I mess up something then I
can just go back to the cloned drive and start over.

Have you thought about a raid, nas or something like that kind of set
up?


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pacinitaly

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If I helped you, please tip my scales. If I have not, curse me out like
a drunken sailor

I guess i wouldn't necessarily need to keep them both hooked up, as long
as i back them up every month or two.

So this cloned drive has an OS on it and is basiclly wiped out and
rewritten every time you clone? Or just the extra data added to it?

Thanks for the help so far, sorry about all the questions. I just want
to make sure i know what i'm doing first before i start. I thought about
a raid setup and have been doing some reading on it but don't beleive
i'm up to the task.

Thanks, Jerry.


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iowabucks

/ Gigabyte GA-MA790GP-DS4H mobo / AMD Phenom 9950 Black Edition / Nvidea
GTX 260 / Sound Blaster X-FI Elite Pro / Corsair Dominator DDRII 4090 MB
1066 / Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500gb / Zalman CNPS9700 CPU fan /
Enermax Liberty 620W PSU / Vista Ultimate 64bit SP2

I guess i wouldn't necessarily need to keep them both hooked up, as long
as i back them up every month or two.

So this cloned drive has an OS on it and is basiclly wiped out and
rewritten every time you clone? Or just the extra data added to it?

Thanks for the help so far, sorry about all the questions. I just want
to make sure i know what i'm doing first before i start. I thought about
a raid setup and have been doing some reading on it but don't beleive
i'm up to the task.

Thanks, Jerry.


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iowabucks

/ Gigabyte GA-MA790GP-DS4H mobo / AMD Phenom 9950 Black Edition / Nvidea
GTX 260 / Sound Blaster X-FI Elite Pro / Corsair Dominator DDRII 4090 MB
1066 / Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500gb / Zalman CNPS9700 CPU fan /
Enermax Liberty 620W PSU / Vista Ultimate 64bit SP2

iowabucks;1233154 Wrote:
I guess i wouldn't necessarily need to keep them both hooked up, as long
as i back them up every month or two.

So this cloned drive has an OS on it and is basiclly wiped out and
rewritten every time you clone? Or just the extra data added to it?

Thanks for the help so far, sorry about all the questions. I just want
to make sure i know what i'm doing first before i start. I thought about
a raid setup and have been doing some reading on it but don't beleive
i'm up to the task.

Thanks, Jerry.


me either

it's an exact copy of your current drive.

I play around and if something goes wrong, I just put the cloned drive
in and reclone and go on. I clone monthly just to have a *real* backup.


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pacinitaly

SpellCherkers aren't worth a shirt ya no

If I helped you, please tip my scales. If I have not, curse me out like
a drunken sailor

iowabucks;1233154 Wrote:
I guess i wouldn't necessarily need to keep them both hooked up, as long
as i back them up every month or two.

So this cloned drive has an OS on it and is basiclly wiped out and
rewritten every time you clone? Or just the extra data added to it?

Thanks for the help so far, sorry about all the questions. I just want
to make sure i know what i'm doing first before i start. I thought about
a raid setup and have been doing some reading on it but don't beleive
i'm up to the task.

Thanks, Jerry.


me either

it's an exact copy of your current drive.

I play around and if something goes wrong, I just put the cloned drive
in and reclone and go on. I clone monthly just to have a *real* backup.


--
pacinitaly

SpellCherkers aren't worth a shirt ya no

If I helped you, please tip my scales. If I have not, curse me out like
a drunken sailor