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The ultimate problem on my PC: it just would not boot up. The BIOS was trying to boot from the second hard drive and could not find the first. When I disabled the second hard drive the BIOS could not find a drive at all.
Removing the problem drive I could feel it spinning but there was no sign of recognition even from my SATA docking station.
This was the disaster I knew would come and fortunately I was prepared. You may like to consider the same solution.
My hard drives are mounted in removable trays, so that I can easily swap from Win 7 to XP, and XP booted perfectly, proving, if I still needed proof, that it was a problem with the drive and nothing else.
Fortunately I had an easy way back to business. A month before I had cloned my main drive. I used some free software called HDclone from Miray Software in Germany but they are just one of several firms which produce similar software, most having "clone" in their names. The process is also known as "imaging" and those of you with laptops may have come across it as the way such computers can have disks, or a partition, from which you can restore the system to how it was when you first got it from the store.
All I had to do was replace the faulty drive in the removable tray with the cloned one...that means loosening the tray cover, sliding that off, then undoing four screws, replacing the drive, doing up the screws, sliding on and tightening the cover (one screw) and sliding the whole into the caddy. That takes about three minutes.
I rebooted and there is my OS as it was a month ago. I copied back some files from the usual weekly backup via software such as DriveImage, TrueImage or Allway Sync 'n' Go and the past day or so's email and Firefox history from my thumb drive (thanks to MozBackup). Lastly, also from the thumb drive I copied the encrypted password file for my password safe (I use KeePass but again there are several good freebies).
I have since cloned the drive again and updated the cloned copy of my XP system. That takes time, but not when I have to be present. The PC will chug away for the 5 or 6 hours the cloning process takes. Paid versions of cloning software usually work faster than the free ones, so you could halve that time.
The Mira website states that the latest version can create cloned drives even from within Windows but I'm currently using a bootable CD made by copying their .iso file to a CD-R.
A self-booting CD (made from an .iso file) will copy just about any drive with any OS to any other drive which is at least the same size. I can use the same CD to clone my Linux drive. There is cloning software for Linux but I wanted just one solution.
I am not making any special claims for cloning in preference to all other ways. I am suggesting that it has its place as an adjunct to other backup methods.
Next time someone asks if you backup you can then say "I clone".
Gordon Woolf is the author of several books including How to Start and Produce a Magazine and (jointly) Success in Store: How to start or buy a retail business, enjoy running it and make money, which has just been reissued in a second edition which is being printed concurrently in both Australia and the USA. His blog is at http://www.gordonwoolf.com
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Dell 9.5mm SATA To SATA 2nd HDD Hard Drive Caddy For Dell Latitude Dell-E4310-HDD-Caddy-AU $42.99 Dell 9.5mm SATA To SATA 2nd HDD Hard Drive Caddy For Dell Latitude Dell-E4310-HDD-Caddy-AU |
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SATA-SATA 9.5mm/2.5'' HDD 2nd caddy OptiBay SuperDrive Replacement for apple macbook, free shipping $96.99 SATA-SATA 2nd Hard caddy for APPLE macbook Height:9.5mm Interface:SATA(ODD)-SATA(HDD) |
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StarTech.com Spare Black Drive Caddy for SATA Backplane Satatraybk $34.23 StarTech.com Spare Black Drive Caddy for SATA Backplane Satatraybk |
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StarTech Extra Caddy For SATA Hard Drive Black DRW110CADSBK $22.69 StarTech Extra Caddy For SATA Hard Drive Black DRW110CADSBK |
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DataPort Data Express DE75 Carrier Only SAS/SATA 3Gb/s - storage drive carrier (caddy) $119.99 CRU DataPort Data Express DE75 Carrier Only SAS/SATA 3Gb/s - Storage drive carrier (caddy) - 3.5" - black |
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2.5 Sas Sata Hard Drive Tray/ Caddy F/Dell Pe Nf088 F830c $50.99 2.5 SAS SATA HARD DRIVE TRAY/ CADDY F/DELL PE NF088 F830C |
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Dell Tray/Caddy/Carrier W/Pn939 Interposer F/Mount Satau Sata U Sas $97.99 DELL TRAY/CADDY/CARRIER W/PN939 INTERPOSER F/MOUNT SATAU SATA U SAS |
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SYBA SD-PEX40044 PCI-Express 2.0 SATA III (6.0Gb/s) RAID Caddy Controller Card $39.99 SYBA SD-PEX40044 PCI-Express 2.0 SATA III (6.0Gb/s) RAID Caddy Controller Card |
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Extra 3.5in Hot Swap Hard Drive Tray for SATA and SAS Backplanes - storage drive carrier (caddy) $27.99 StarTech.com Extra 3.5in Hot Swap Hard Drive Tray for SATA and SAS Backplanes - Storage drive carrier (caddy) - 3.5" - black - for InfoSafe Dual 3.5" |
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The Caddy $19.99 The Caddy - Poster |
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Laptop Hard Drive Caddy for Apple Macbook MB466 MB467 MB470 MB990 MB371 MC226 - SATA to SATA 2nd HDD Caddy Adapter - Special Clearance $14.99 Description: This hard drive caddy replaces the internal SuperDrive of your Unibody MacBook,MacBook Pro (13,15,17) with a high performance SATA hard drive providing up to 500GB of additional internal hard drive space. It can be made part of RAID array and Bootable. This device accepts 2.5"/9.5mm SATA HDD or SSD Features: Plug & Play, Supports hot swapping Fast & Reliable connection in laptop, just as the primary HDD Fully integrated into laptop, no cables/PSU/software driver needed Compatibility List: This is compatible with Apple MACBOOK /MACBOOK PRO that has a 9.5mm-high SuperDrive with SATA interface including but not limited : MB466/MB467/MB470/MB990/MB371/MC226 Package Includes: 1 x SATA to SATA Hard Disk Drive 9.5mm Adapter/caddy 4 x hard drive screws Type: Hard Drive Accessories Features: 1.Plug & Play, Supports hot swapping2.Fast & Reliable connection in laptop, just as the primary HDD3.Fully integrated into laptop, no cables/PSU/software driver needed |
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2nd HDD Hard Drive caddy Adapter 12.7mm Serial SATA TO SATA for laptop $12.9 Brand new 2nd HDD Caddy. Best distribuotor price All In full Stock. 7 Days replacement warranty. One year quality warranty. |
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Caddy $299.99 Stephen Arens Caddy - Art on Acrylic |
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SIIG Extra Tray for 3.5" SATA MobileRack - storage drive carrier (caddy). Each $11.44 Manufacturer: SIIG, Inc.. Each. Converts 3.5" SATA drives to a removable portable driveMade of high-quality aluminum for maximum durability heat dissipationEasy access handle for quick removal Device Type: Storage drive carrier (caddy) Dimensions (WxDxH |
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SYBA SDPEX40044 Controller Card RAID Caddy for Two 2.5 in. SATA 6Gbps Hard Disk Drives#44; PCIExpress Card $48.75 Low cost high performance Raid Caddy gives user the flexibility to have two extra 2.5 HDD/SSD SATA storage at SATA III speed. Cost Effective:. No Heavy Metal Housing. No Builtin Power Supply. Takes Less Space. Maximum Performance:. Integrated the Latest 6G (SATA III) Hard Disk Technology Interface. Minimum Wiring:. No Power Cable Needed. No Data Cable Needed. Compliant with Serial ATA AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface) Specification Rev 1.0. Compliant with PCI Express Base Spec. Revision 2.0 Backward Compatible to Revision 1.0a. Compliant with Serial ATA High Speed Serialized AT Attachment Spec. Revision 1.0a. Compliant with Serial ATA II Spec. 1Lane 5.0 / 2.5Gbps PCI Express Bus. Serial ATA (SATA) Interface:. Supports SATA 3.0 (Up to 6Gbps). Backward Compatible to SATAII (3Gbps) and SATAI (1.5Gbps). Supports Native Command Queue (NCQ) and Port Multiplier. Supports Hot Plugging on SATA Port. Supports RAID 0 1. Package Includes:. PCIExpress SATA 6G Raid Caddy. Screws. LED Cable. Driver CD. User Manual. Software Requirement:. Windows 7. Vista 32/64bit. Windows XP 32/64bit. Windowns 2008 32/64bit. Windows 2003 32/64bit. Linux. Hardware Requirement: Computer with an Available PCIExpress Slot. |
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Startech Extra Drive Caddy Hard Drive Caddy. Each $20.85 Manufacturer: Startech Computer Products. Each. The StarTech.com DRW110CADSBK is an extra SATA hard drive caddy or carrier for using multiple removable drives on the same system. You can swap operating systems, make high speed, high capacity backups or pr |
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ICY DOCK MB123SRCK-B Compatible hard drive caddy (tray) for ICY DOCK MB123SK-B SATA mobile rack enclosure $27.99 Compatible hard drive caddy (tray) for ICY DOCK MB123SK-B SATA mobile rack enclosure. Specifications: HDD Interface: 3.5" SATA I / II hard drive Data Transfer Rate: ransfer bandwidth up to 300MB/Sec Power Indicator: Green LED HDD Access Indicator: Amber LED Structure: Plastic and Aluminum alloy Dimension (L x W x H): 215 x 117.4 x 36.6 (mm) Weight: 400g |
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Antec EASY SATA Hot Swap Hard Drive Caddy with eSATA Port $39.65 Fits in 1 x 5.25 drive bay. Supports 1 x 3.5 SATA HDD. HDD size may vary depending on motherboard type. Builtin eSATA port for external HDD allows easy convenient data transfer. Data transfer speeds of up to 3Gbps. 1 x internal 600mm SATA data cable for eSATA connection. Black finish blends in discreetly with any PC. Hard drive locking switch for secure docking. Unit Dimensions: 1.7 (H) x 5.8 (W) x 6.3 (D). |
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2nd HDD caddy Hard Drive Adapter 12.7mm Serial PATA IDE To SATA for laptop $12.9 Brand new 2nd HDD Caddy. Best distribuotor price All In full Stock. 7 Days replacement warranty. One year quality warranty. |
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2nd HDD caddy Hard Drive Adapter 9.5mm Serial PATA IDE To SATA for laptop $12.9 Brand new 2nd HDD Caddy. Best distribuotor price All In full Stock. 7 Days replacement warranty. One year quality warranty. |
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2nd HDD caddy SATA Hard Drive Adapter For Laptop Thinkpad T60 T61 X60 T40 T41 T42 T43 R50 $12.9 Brand new 2nd HDD Caddy. Best distribuotor price All In full Stock. 7 Days replacement warranty. One year quality warranty. |
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ICY DOCK MB971SP-B DuoSwap 5.25 Hot-Swap Drive Caddy for 2.5 and 3.5 SATA HD/SSD $41.99 Specifications: Color: Black Host Connection: 7 pin SATA port x 2 Device Space: 5.25" half height device bay Drive Fit: 2.5" SATA HDD or SSD x 1 3.5" SATA HDD or SSD x 1 Transfer Rate: Up to 6 Gbit/s. (depending on hard drive speed) Insert& Extract connection Via: Direct SATA hard drive connection Structure: Metal body w/ partial plastic Power Connector: 15pin SATA Power Drive Cooling: Metal heat dispersion Power Indicator: Solid Green LED HDD Access Indicator: Flashing Amber LED Dimension (L x W x H): 147.8 42 178.2mm Weight: 621g Features: Connects up to one 2.5" & 3.5" SATA HDD in one 5.25" bay for a space saving setup. Supports a single 2.5" HDD/SSD in 12.5mm height. (Up to 9.5mm while the 3.5" bay is in use) Fast and simple tool-less drive installation. Able to run 2.5" & 3.5" SATA hard drive or SSD Simultaneo... |
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Thermaltake AC0019 USM Caddy Supports Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex 2.5 $14.99 Specifications: HDD Compatibility: FreeAgent GoFlex Ultra–portable Drive Interface: SATA to SATA SATA Compatibility: SATA III, SATA II, SATA I Transfer Rate: 3 Gbps Power Source: 4-pin cable Material: SECC Dimension: 25 x 101 x 126 mm Weight: 189.4g Features: Supports Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex 2.5" external storage devices. Blazing-fast data transfer with SATA connection. Easily hot-swap multiple external storage devices for effortless backup and data transfer without having to connect or disconnect cable. Installs into any computer with available 3.5" drive bay and an available SATA port on the motherboard. Note: Thermaltake USM Caddy will support all FreeAgent GoFlex Ultra–portable Drive with 14.5mm thickness. Hot-swap feature is dependent on the motherboard's SATA host controller. |
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2nd HDD hard drive caddy enclosure for Apple SuperDrive Replacement SATA for Macbook Pro MB118LL/Am, MB985LL/A, MB986LL/A, MB226LL/A, MB371LL/A , MB372LL/A, MB3 $21.99 Description: Want to enhance the capacity of your MBP? This hard drive caddy replaces the internal SuperDrive of your Unibody MacBook, MacBook Pro (13,15,17) with a high performance SATA hard drive providing up to 500GB of additional internal hard drive space. It can be made part of RAID array and Bootable. Compatible Model: Macbook: MB466LL/A, MB467LL/A, MB881LL/A, MB240LL/A, MB207LL/A, MB516LL/A Macbook Pro: MB470LL/A, MB471LL/A, MB604LL/A, MB026LL/A, MB990LL/A, MB991LL/A, MB118LL/Am, MB985LL/A, MB986LL/A, MB226LL/A, MB371LL/A , MB372LL/A, MB373LL/A, MB374LL/A, MB375LL/A, MB024LL/A, MB700LL/A, MB721LL/A, MB723LL/A, MB724LL/A, MB725LL/A (Early 2011) important note: This item only fits unibody models (Late 2008/Early 2009/Mid 2009/Late 2009/Early 2010/Mid 2010) It doesn't fit non-unibody models(Check out our other items!2nd hard drive caddy for Apple PATA Ver. It doesn't fit PowerBook Type: Hard Drive Accessories Compatibility: 2.5"/9.5mm SATA HDD or SSD |
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SATA 2.5 / 9.5mm 2nd Hard Disk Drive Caddy Adapter for Macbook Pro MB374LL/A, MB375LL/A, MB024LL/A, MB700LL/A, MB721LL/A, MB723LL/A, MB724LL/A $22.99 Description: Want to enhance the capacity of your MBP? This hard drive caddy replaces the internal SuperDrive of your Unibody MacBook, MacBook Pro (13,15,17) with a high performance SATA hard drive providing up to 500GB of additional internal hard drive space. It can be made part of RAID array and Bootable. Compatible Model: Macbook: MB466LL/A, MB467LL/A, MB881LL/A, MB240LL/A, MB207LL/A, MB516LL/A Macbook Pro: MB470LL/A, MB471LL/A, MB604LL/A, MB026LL/A, MB990LL/A, MB991LL/A, MB118LL/Am, MB985LL/A, MB986LL/A, MB226LL/A, MB371LL/A , MB372LL/A, MB373LL/A, MB374LL/A, MB375LL/A, MB024LL/A, MB700LL/A, MB721LL/A, MB723LL/A, MB724LL/A, MB725LL/A (Early 2011) important note: This item only fits unibody models (Late 2008/Early 2009/Mid 2009/Late 2009/Early 2010/Mid 2010) It doesn't fit non-unibody models(Check out our other items!2nd hard drive caddy for Apple PATA Ver. It doesn't fit PowerBook Type: Hard Drive Accessories Compatibility: 2.5"/9.5mm SATA HDD or SSD |
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SATA 2.5 / 9.5mm 2nd Hard Disk Drive Caddy Adapter Special Designed for Apple Macbook MB466LL/A, MB467LL/A, MB881LL/A, MB240LL/A, MB207LL/A, MB516LL/A $22.99 Description: Want to enhance the capacity of your MBP? This hard drive caddy replaces the internal SuperDrive of your Unibody MacBook, MacBook Pro (13,15,17) with a high performance SATA hard drive providing up to 500GB of additional internal hard drive space. It can be made part of RAID array and Bootable. Compatible Model: Macbook: MB466LL/A, MB467LL/A, MB881LL/A, MB240LL/A, MB207LL/A, MB516LL/A Macbook Pro: MB470LL/A, MB471LL/A, MB604LL/A, MB026LL/A, MB990LL/A, MB991LL/A, MB118LL/Am, MB985LL/A, MB986LL/A, MB226LL/A, MB371LL/A , MB372LL/A, MB373LL/A, MB374LL/A, MB375LL/A, MB024LL/A, MB700LL/A, MB721LL/A, MB723LL/A, MB724LL/A, MB725LL/A (Early 2011) important note: This item only fits unibody models (Late 2008/Early 2009/Mid 2009/Late 2009/Early 2010/Mid 2010) It doesn't fit non-unibody models(Check out our other items!2nd hard drive caddy for Apple PATA Ver. It doesn't fit PowerBook Type: Hard Drive Accessories Compatibility: 2.5"/9.5mm SATA HDD or SSD |
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NEW POWEREDGE R710 SAS SATA 3.5 DRIVE CADDY TRAY for Dell $18.94 It works for the following PowerEdge servers: for Poweredge R410, R610, R710, T410, T610, T710 and some other DELL Server Model |
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StarTech.com Extra Hard Drive Caddy for DRW150SATBK $23.99 1 1 Year 1 x 3.5" - 1/3H Internal 1 x 7-pin Serial ATA/600 Serial ATA Internal 1 x Front Accessible 1 x Serial ATA/600 1.57" Height x 4.80" Width x 6.61" Length 12 oz 150CADSBK 150CADSBK Extra Hard Drive Caddy 3.5" CE FCC Allow multiple 3.5" SATA drives to be used with a single DRW150SATBK installation An extra hard drive caddy is the ideal solution for multiple mobile users of same system, high-speed back-ups of critical files, moving large files from one computer to another, and for running multiple operating systems on the same PC. With the durable aluminum design, it is an effective way for the heat to dissipate away from the hard drives to keep cool. Startech DRW150SATBK Drive Drawer Black Internal Removable Drive Case RoHS StarTech.com Storage Bay Adapter Yes www.startech.com |
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Koutech IO-PESA236 PCI-Express 2.0 SATA III (6.0Gb/s) Dual Channel Internal RAID Caddy $39.99 Internal Connectors: 2 x SATA 6.0Gb/s Transfer Rate: Up to 6Gb/s RAID: RAID 0/1 Operating Systems Supported: Supports 32-bit & 64-bit Windows XP/Server 2003/Vista/Server 2008/Windows 7 Features: Compliant with one-lane PCI Express specifications (PCIe x1 slot) Compliant with 5Gb/s PCI Express 2.0 specifications (*) Two (2) 6.0Gbps Serial ATA III channels Supports RAID 0 (Stripping) & RAID 1 (Mirroring) Supports any two (2) 2.5" HDDs or SSDs Compliant with Serial ATA 2.6 specifications Supports all SATA, SATA II, SATA III devices at 1.5/3.0/6.0 Gbps Supports hard disk drive size at 1TB or higher Supports Native Command Queuing (NCQ) Supports AES-256 48-bit LBA mode which can break capacity limit to support hard disk drive larger than 137GB in one partition Supports bus master DMA at 6.0Gbps burst r... |
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Startech Spare Black Drive Caddy For SATA Backplane - Storage Drive Carrier (caddy). Each $29.42 Manufacturer: Startech Computer Products. Each. Looking for an easy way to add security and flexibility to your workstation or server? StarTech.com has the solution: the SATATRAYBK. The perfect accessory for the SATABAY3BK and SATABAY4BK line of Serial AT |
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Datastor Storage Drive Carrier (caddy). Each $66.79 Manufacturer: Datastor. Each. Upgrade the newer SATA generation HP Proliant with SATA removable hot swappable trays. 1", low profile SATA hard drives install easily into this tray, providing a cost effective alternative to the factory subsystem. Product D |
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Pole Caddy $29.99 Pole caddy with mirror. |
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Family Caddy $19.99 Family caddy. Available in Chrome. |
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Cherub as Caddy $49.99 Cherub as Caddy - Giclee Print |
