Back up Any Hard Drive

How to Back up Any Hard Drive(2)

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4.Open the PC case to access the cables and hard drive. If you have spare data and power cables then use them to connect the new hard drive to the PC's motherboard, adjacent to the connector of the original. If you don't have spare cables or if there are no free connections on the motherboard, then just transfer the ones from the back of the CD/DVD drive to your new hard drive. If borrowing them, there is no need to remove the thin cable from the CD/DVD as this is for the sound card. Do not take cables from the floppy drive since it will be needed. (See Tips below on other cables).

5.Don't bother mounting the new drive, but just lay it flat on the desk or inside the PC. Ideally, use the packing that came with the drive to protect it. Otherwise, make sure that there is a soft insulating item, e.g., a magazine or plastic bag under the drive to keep it clear of the circuitry and the metal of the case.

6.Start up the PC after closing the case. At this stage it will become clear if any obvious errors have occurred. Do not expect the new drive to show up in the file lists at this stage. If there are obvious errors or strange messages, recheck the work until the PC can open normally. Remember to work in the case with the power off.

7.When the PC has opened normally, then run Clonemaxx.exe. The 'exe' file just makes a boot floppy which does all of the work.

8.Restart the PC with the floppy disk in place, and follow the various choices and instructions given by the program. After several minutes the program will advise that the copying is complete.

9.Reconnect the new hard drive when the copy is done, remembering to switch off first. Use the old drive's data cable, since this makes it the master drive. Make sure that the new drive's cross-connects are also set to master. Make sure the floppy is not still in the slot and start the PC.

10.Check that the PC runs normally. A configuration identical to the original should now exist on the new drive.

11.Consider installing the new drive permanently, especially if it is faster.

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