Replace Hard Drive ThinkPad X30

I had a catastrophic failure of a sector on the 40 gig hard drive on my X30. The computer would not boot so I mounted the drive on my desktop and repaired it, locking out the damaged sector. Now I am scared that it might happen again and I may not be able to fix it.

I purchased a parallel ATA 160 gig drive and Symantec Ghost 14.0. But now I need to find out if there is a way to copy the entire old drive, including the hidden section, onto the new drive. I can purchase a CD from Lenovo that will write the default image on the new drive but can I make a copy of what I have?

 

hmm, you can use this
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812161002
it has cloning software included that can make an image for you, and it has connections that can turn your old harddrive into an external harddrive. pretty good package deal.


acronis is also good for making an image

 

What's wrong with using Ghost? I don't know if Lenovo is selling recovery discs for machines that old. You certainly can call and ask. They usually cost $45. If not, you may wish to ask over on ThinkPads.com. Someone over there is probably more like to have a set than here.