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If you still cannot get more than a few minutes operations, either
rsync (like someone else suggested) or use the dd program to copy until
it dies, then cool and re-invoke dd with the skil and seek options
to pick up after the last good block already copied.

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On Mon, Nov 14, 2005 at 01:05:25PM -0500, John Mills wrote:
&gt; ALErs -
&gt; 
&gt; I have a problem repairing a friend's MsWin Dell 'Inspiron 2600' notebook.
&gt; 
&gt; The old HDD will only run a few minutes before it ceases to respond,
&gt; probably due to internal overheating. I get the same results when the HDD
&gt; is extended externally on a 'Simple Drive' PCMCIA adapter, so I really
&gt; think it's the HDD that is causing the problem, not general internal
&gt; overheating of the laptop.
&gt; 
&gt; No problem installing a new drive (now done, in fact), but I foresee a
&gt; long and painful migration of user data, even after a clean &amp;8-) MsWin
&gt; reinstallation from CD.
&gt; 
&gt; The drive's current, usable half-life is far too little to transfer any 
&gt; great fraction of [say] the user's documents, etc. I get perhaps 300 MBy, 
&gt; then it clams up. Turn off, cool down, try again, and repeat ...
&gt; 
&gt; Questions:
&gt; 
&gt;  1. What directories should I copy first to migrate e-mail and web links
&gt; of importance?
&gt; 
&gt;  2. It would sure be nice to migrate the whole installation if 
&gt; I can find a suitable MS tool. Any recommendations?
&gt; 
&gt;  3. Other than a fan, any clever ideas to keep this #$%&amp;!! working long
&gt; enough to dump a good fraction of its data? (I plan setting it on a
&gt; cold-block and see if that helps.)
&gt; 
&gt; I have MsWin and Linux both available as hosts, FWIW. I also have an
&gt; adapter to connect the 2.5&quot; notebook HDD to a standard PC-format IDE
&gt; controller.
&gt; 
&gt; Thanks for any guidance.
&gt; 
&gt;  - John Mills
&gt;    john.m.mills at alum.mit.edu
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