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Number   :  2902
Date     :  2002-10-09
Author   :  james sadler
Subject  :  Re: Ghost Clone Win2K with XXCOPY Data Backup
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 I don't have a clue about NT but I can tell
you that hard drives can be set as both being master
on Win98. You will note the terms primary master and
secondary master on your drive doccumentation. Your
BIOS may allow booting to either. You'll have to check
it out for yourself.
--- kristaura  wrote:
> I have two partitions on my current drive; a
> Win2K/program partition 
> and a data partition. I am planning to purchase
> another HD to be 
> used for recovery and backup purposes which will
> also have two 
> partitions. The first partition will be used for
> cloning the Win2K 
> partition using Ghost (Note: cloning, not imaging). 
> The second 
> partition will be used to backup data from the
> master drive using 
> XXCOPY. Both drives sit in plastic drive trays
> which are 
> removeable. 
> The intent is to create an exact duplicate of the
> master drive on the 
> slave; in case of a disaster, the master can be
> physically removed, 
> the slave drive can be jumpered as the Master and
> inserted into the 
> master drive bay, and the system should be back
> online in a short 
> period of time. It's nice in theory but will it
> work? 
> I am not a Ghost or Win2K expert and from what I've
> read there may be 
> some issues but I don't know if they are applicable
> to this 
> configuration. For example:
> 1) The system may get screwed up with two active
> Win2K partitions 
> (on the master and clone partitions)?
> 2) After Ghosting, the clone may have a different
> drive letter 
> assignment so applications may not work properly
> when they look for 
> data?
> 
> I would really appreciate any feedback on the above.
> Are there any 
> other problems/issues I should be aware of?
> 
> thank you,
> kris
> 
> 


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