an image of the drive can be created using tools such as Norton Ghost or Power Quest Drive Image. Finally, the PC must shut down, and the old drive replaced with the new and larger one, onto which the image can then be restored. The drawbacks of this method...

• -Making A Backup With Image EZ

we choose a second internal drive in our test system. You must choose a target location for your drive image file (usually, a different drive than the one you’re imaging). Now, you can select recovery point options. These include a name, a compression scheme,...

• -Workstation-only Options

stored in a directory named WindowsImageBackup on the target drive to which the backup is copied—you can use it in concert with the Vista install media to restore that image to a brand-new drive. Here’s a screenshot of the Backup and Restore center screen...

the original Jukebox drive. Replace it with the new drive you picked for your Jukebox. Start your system again and run Winhex. Now you only need to copy the image file to the new hard drive. Choose the image file as your source and the new hard drive as your...

Drive Image). You should carefully read the software manufacturer's directions and initially create a DOS boot disk with your drive imaging software on the disk, since most of these programs must be run from DOS. You need your desktop PC, IDE cable, two 2.5"...

story. We touched upon the fact that Iomega has been able to create low-level drivers that allow their external hard drive products to be accessed by Ghost through the Firewire/ 1394 or USB ports to image or re-image drives. We are excited to report that this...