Get a copy of ghost...by symantec...it is easy....specially for W98
then just copy the old drive (before it craps out) over....
as far as brands go your going to get opions based on techs experince....as long as (I know I hear the rest of you bitiching) you stay with the name brands
Western Digital
SeaGate
Maxtor
Fujitsu
you should be ok....Fujitsu just purchased IBM's hard drive division so you might get a great deal on a IBM deskstar
then just copy the old drive (before it craps out) over....
as far as brands go your going to get opions based on techs experince....as long as (I know I hear the rest of you bitiching) you stay with the name brands
Western Digital
SeaGate
Maxtor
Fujitsu
you should be ok....Fujitsu just purchased IBM's hard drive division so you might get a great deal on a IBM deskstar