From: Bill Morrow (penzance_at_gate.net)
Date: Mon Jan 15 2001 - 00:39:10 EST
Dominique..
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dominique Pivard" <domi_at_kenavo.fi>
To: <THINKPAD_at_cs.utk.edu>
Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2001 3:28 AM
Subject: Re: Advice needed about drive imaging
> On Sun, 14 Jan 2001 at 12:37 AM you, "Bill Morrow" <penzance_at_gate.net>,
> said:
>
> Hi Bill,
>
> >> 3) Once an identical image exists on the 2nd drive and that drive is
> >> inserted into the 570 via the 2nd HDD adapter, how will these programs
> >> cope with the fact that there are two Boot Managers and primary
partitions
> >> on both drives (which means drive letters are likely to be mixed up)?
> >you don't want to run with both HDD's in the machine at the same time
> >unless you're backing up (reimiging)..
drive letters will become scrambled..
the bootable partitions will be C & D.. then other partitions on boot drive,
then other partitions on second drive..
but some new OS's might have changed all that.. (i have a vague recollection
of something to that effect)
>
> I don't intend to run with both HDD's in the machine at the same time in
> normal conditions. However, they do have to be there at boot time when I
> want to do the reimaging, don't they?
no..
most all drive copy apps make you boot from a floppy..
so, neither HDD is a boot drive..
> So my worry is: will I be able to
> boot in the first place if there are two Boot Manager partitions (one on
> each drive) and if the drive letters are changed (because, if I remember
> correctly, drive letters are first assigned to primary partitions, then to
> extended partitions)?
yes, but see above..
>
> Btw: if I have a TP560 and a TP570, both networked, is there a product
> that will let me image the TP560's drive to a larger blank drive inserted
> in the 2nd HDD adapter of the TP570?
drive image pro purports to give this ability..
>
> Thanks, Dominique
>
>
Cordially, :-)
Bill Morrow
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