Hi
I have a basic computer (Pentium 2). It is ready to do with basic programs on it, Wordprocessor, Spreadsheet, Fax Program and the hdd is partitioned into 2 sections....Me O/S (It runs great for me) on it. I use this for my fax machine basically. Now I have a spare hdd from another tossed computer in storage (it's good) Seeing that this computer has many years on it already I thought if it is possible to transfer all the data including O/S from the computer to the spare hdd as a backup. This way if the hdd fails in the working computer all I'd really have to do when this happened is to turn off the computer and remove the hdd and take the ready-to-go hdd out of storage and plug it in the computer and I'm back in business. Is there a way to get everything from the one hdd imported onto the spare hdd? Can I install the spare as a slave drive and do it this way? I don't want to buy any software.
I have a basic computer (Pentium 2). It is ready to do with basic programs on it, Wordprocessor, Spreadsheet, Fax Program and the hdd is partitioned into 2 sections....Me O/S (It runs great for me) on it. I use this for my fax machine basically. Now I have a spare hdd from another tossed computer in storage (it's good) Seeing that this computer has many years on it already I thought if it is possible to transfer all the data including O/S from the computer to the spare hdd as a backup. This way if the hdd fails in the working computer all I'd really have to do when this happened is to turn off the computer and remove the hdd and take the ready-to-go hdd out of storage and plug it in the computer and I'm back in business. Is there a way to get everything from the one hdd imported onto the spare hdd? Can I install the spare as a slave drive and do it this way? I don't want to buy any software.