making a exact copy of a HD

[Dale]

Well to be completely honest what it is a linux based
router software that i want to make a duplicate of so
that I have a backup system sitting here incase the
other one dies. So if the main router dies while I am
on vacation all they have to do is unplug and plug in
the new system.
Everything in the two systems is pretty much
Identical.
Same brand NIC cards.. MB.. same amount of Ram.. etc.
But I don't want to pay $120.00 for another license
just for a backup system.
And unfortunatly the key won't work on the backup
since the ID is different

--- Jonathan Hutchins <hutchins at tarcanfel.org> wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dale" <dale_n_ks at yahoo.com>
> 
> > Okay. what I am after is an EXACT copy of a HD.
> > ghost makes a copy but it isn't exact apperantly
> cause
> > it didnt' copy over some of the information on the
> > original drive.. such as a software ID for the
> system.
> 
> We are led to suspect that this system is running a
> certain OS that is
> trying to be very intrusive about protecting itself
> from being copied to a
> new system without a new license or a call to
> Redmond, WA.
> 
> The problem is likely to be within the firmware of
> the HD, which would mean
> you'd have to swap the circuit board to the new
> drive as well.
> 
> Or you could run Linux.
> 

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