Clone hard drive?

Hi - I want to clone my main drive and then substitute the new for old.
Questions:

Do I need to use the same Mfr? (Maxtor, e.g.)

Same file system necessary?

If I get an external drive with USB can I take the external out after it has
been cloned and put it in the slot where my existing drive is?

Thanks

Bryan

bam wrote:
> Hi - I want to clone my main drive and then substitute the new for old.
> Questions:
>
> Do I need to use the same Mfr? (Maxtor, e.g.)
>
> Same file system necessary?
>
> If I get an external drive with USB can I take the external out after it has
> been cloned and put it in the slot where my existing drive is?
>
> Thanks
>
> Bryan
>
>
>
>
>
Same manufacturer: no

Same file system: yes, that goes along with making an _identical_ clone
copy.

External USB: yes, probably, that is the way I've cloned notebook drives
for upgrades and it has worked fine using Apricorn's upgrade software.

--
John McGaw
[Knoxville, TN, USA]
http://johnmcgaw.com

"John McGaw" <nobody@nowh.ere> wrote in message
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> bam wrote:
>> Hi - I want to clone my main drive and then substitute the new for old.
>> Questions:
>>
>> Do I need to use the same Mfr? (Maxtor, e.g.)
>>
>> Same file system necessary?
>>
>> If I get an external drive with USB can I take the external out after it
>> has been cloned and put it in the slot where my existing drive is?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Bryan
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
> Same manufacturer: no
>
> Same file system: yes, that goes along with making an _identical_ clone
> copy.
>
> External USB: yes, probably, that is the way I've cloned notebook drives
> for upgrades and it has worked fine using Apricorn's upgrade software.

Thanks for the info.

Bryan