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Getting A New HDD And Need To XFR To It
  1. 11 Nov 2008 #1
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    Getting A New HDD And Need To XFR To It

    I'm running a single 750GB WD Green hard drive. I'm going to a RAID 1 setup onto 2 750GB WD RE3 HDDs'.

    I need to clone or ghost to one of the new hard drives. Can I just do a show hidden files, un-hide protected operating system files and do a drag and drop onto the new drive?

    It would be a shame to have to buy a program for a one time deal.


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  2. 11 Nov 2008 #2


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    Re: Getting A New HDD And Need To XFR To It

    Why RAID is (usually) a Terrible Idea
    http://www.pugetsystems.com/articles?&id=29


    RAID Explained
    http://www.pugetsystems.com/articles.php?id=24



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    "therock" <guest@xxxxxx-email.com> wrote in message news:1e0e306c4205c55a51527ff0e0f771e2@xxxxxx-gateway.com...

    I'm running a single 750GB WD Green hard drive. I'm going to a RAID 1
    setup onto 2 750GB WD RE3 HDDs'.

    I need to clone or ghost to one of the new hard drives. Can I just do a
    show hidden files, un-hide protected operating system files and do a
    drag and drop onto the new drive?

    It would be a shame to have to buy a program for a one time deal.


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  3. 12 Nov 2008 #3
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    Re: Getting A New HDD And Need To XFR To It

    Thanks for the RAID links and I'm aware odf said opinions but I'm doing a RAID 1 for hardware backup if a drive fails the other keeps going and I'll continue until the other is repaired or replaced.

    I also have a RAID one in an external eSATA for backup. Gotta backup thoses pictures.

    So how about it. I need to get one of my new HDDs' mirrored to my current single system HDD.

    How about if I slap a new WD 750GB 7200 rpm in beside my current WD 750GB Green 5000/7200 rpm unit in a RAID 1 and let it mirror? Walla?

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