[ale] linux harddrive upgrade utility (similar to MaxBlast, etc)?

[Christopher Bergeron]

Ok, I'm looking to upgrade my paltry 30GB HD with a big fat one with 
lots of space.  

Here's the background info:

a) both drives are Maxtor drives (different models; same manufacturer)
b) the Maxtor drive(s) shipped with a "utility" disk (MaxBlast) that can 
duplicate the contents of the smaller drive onto the larger drive

My question is this:  has anyone used this utility with a "linux" based 
drive before?  Is it reliable?  Can I use it on a totally separate cpu 
from the linux box itself (my linux box doesn't have a floppy drive). 
 If not, is there a linux utility that I can use to dupe my HD onto the 
new one?  I've used partimage (quite a cool program I might add) and dd; 
but I'd like to know if I can use this utility for the sake of simplicity.

Does this utility happen at a lower level than the OS (since it's 
independently bootable)?  and Does anyone have any experience with said 
beast and/or upgrading HDs under linux?

Much thanks in advance for replies...
-CB


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