Two methods were suggested for replicating a hard drive: 1. dd id=/dev/hdb od=/dev/hdc -possibly -other -arguments' 2. partition the new disk as needed, use mkfs to create the desired filesystems, and use "cp -a". Or use tar or cpio. Do either or both of these methods produce: 1. a Linux-bootable hard drive. 2. a Windows-bootable hard drive.