PLC related (maybe)

[Caveman]

We have a pc based HMI on a machine that the hard drive
is craping out. The pc has win 3.11 but not using it
for normal operations. How can I make an exact copy of
the drive, so it can be replaced? Is the command XCOPY?
Or can it be done in windows (dos based, so maybe it's
trustworthy).

 

[Rick Densing]

You can get a copy of Norton Ghost which will make an image of the hard drive. It can adjust for a larger size drive.

With win 3.11 XCOPY may work, but I am a little rusty.

 

[diribarren]

YEP---ghost is best! It works great! On the other hand I have had trouble with XCOPY---it totally hosed up a harddrive we were having trouble with!

Good Luck!