[NCLUG] Re: NCLUG Digest, Vol 6, Issue 8

[Anthony Earl]

>Next project is to do a Complete-Baremetal-Backup-and-
>Recovery of this computer (TP600) to replace the 3 gb
>hard drive with a 10 gb hard drive. Have any of y'all
>done this ... and are there any gotchas I should know
>about?
>
>Thanks again,
>Shorter Rankin
>nighthawk999_at_NOSPAM_bigvalley.net
>
>  
>
Moving from a smaller disc to a larger disc, I've found that the really 
easy way is to get a couple of IDE adaptors that allow laptop drives to 
attach to a desktop. 

Put both laptop drives onto spare IDE channels in a linux desktop, make 
sure you know which is which in terms of hdX.  Mount the new one as 
read-only to be sure. Let's say the original is /dev/hdx and the new on 
is /dev/hdn.

Just
dd if=/dev/hdx of=/dev/hdn

Just leave it to chug away at that.  Then unmount those drives and try 
the new one in your laptop.  It should work just like the original 
except you'll have space for new partitions.

Ant.