I was actually looking at the Western Digital website and they have their own version of Acronis True Image available for download for free here: WD Acronis. Since we were talking about backing up I thought I'd throw this out there as it appears as though it will do what you need for burning basic image files of your hard drive.
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After witnessing the continued decrease of involvement in the SpotterNetwork staff in serving SN members with troubleshooting issues recently, I have unilaterally decided to terminate the relationship between SpotterNetwork's support and Stormtrack. I have witnessed multiple users unable to receive support weeks after initiating help threads on the forum. I find this lack of response from SpotterNetwork officials disappointing and a failure to hold up their end of the agreement that was made years ago, before I took over management of this site. In my opinion, having Stormtrack users sit and wait for so long to receive help on SpotterNetwork issues on the Stormtrack forums reflects poorly not only on SpotterNetwork, but on Stormtrack and (by association) me as well. Since the issue has not been satisfactorily addressed, I no longer wish for the Stormtrack forum to be associated with SpotterNetwork.
I apologize to those who continue to have issues with the service and continue to see their issues left unaddressed. Please understand that the connection between ST and SN was put in place long before I had any say over it. But now that I am the "captain of this ship," it is within my right (nay, duty) to make adjustments as I see necessary. Ending this relationship is such an adjustment.
For those who continue to need help, I recommend navigating a web browswer to SpotterNetwork's About page, and seeking the individuals listed on that page for all further inquiries about SpotterNetwork.
From this moment forward, the SpotterNetwork sub-forum has been hidden/deleted and there will be no assurance that any SpotterNetwork issues brought up in any of Stormtrack's other sub-forums will be addressed. Do not rely on Stormtrack for help with SpotterNetwork issues.
Sincerely, Jeff D.
need a good hard drive... any thoughts
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Jim Saueressig
EF5
I have yet to find one that is totally reliable. I have had failures in Seagate, WD and Maxtors. SSD are still very pricey and small, they are mainly for boot drives and placing a few programs on them for fast loading.
TJ Whitt
EF1
If the had drive is accepting the rescue/restore disc, then that is a good sing. Try to make any and all repairs, then immediately make a backup. It is best to do a backup each month if you have lots of files.
With that being said, if the HDD is truly gone, I suggest going Western Digital as I have used WD for the past 15 years and have had no issues with them. If you can spare the money, get a 60GB or so SSD. Solid State Drives are faster and will last a lot longer than HDD as there aren't any moving parts in a SSD. I use a 80GB SSD as a primary drive and use a 2TB HDD as a media storage drive.
With that being said, if the HDD is truly gone, I suggest going Western Digital as I have used WD for the past 15 years and have had no issues with them. If you can spare the money, get a 60GB or so SSD. Solid State Drives are faster and will last a lot longer than HDD as there aren't any moving parts in a SSD. I use a 80GB SSD as a primary drive and use a 2TB HDD as a media storage drive.
jason kissam
EF2
as the hd was taking repairs it killed itself and now does not load past the toshiba screen. looks like a new thing is in order. i have 90% of the files on other computers and storage devices. the only thing that im missing is the videos i just edited of all my storms. well looks like im upgrading again. and time to re edit the footage 
jason kissam
EF2
back up and running. thanks all for the input
