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hi all,
i want to make a duplicate copy of a server hard disk  so that i get a 
reserver hdd with all settings if my present hdd fails. please tell me a 
way so that i can do this job very fast. i won't linke to make 
 reinstall . please help me fast.


i have not tried using dd , will it work

abhijeet sane
asane@sancharnet.in