How to Back Up a Hard Drive Using Norton Ghost 2003

Step1

Open Norton Ghost 2003 by clicking on the desktop icon or using your computer's "Start Menu". Once the software is fully loaded, you will need to open the "Tools" section.
Step 2

Plug in the external hard drive to an open USB-2 port. Load the necessary software to bring that drive online and ensure that it is powered up and has sufficient open space to copy your computer's main hard drive.
Step 3

Click "Copy My Hard Drive" on the Tools page. The "Hard Drive Copy Wizard" will start. Follow the on-screen prompts to begin the process.
Step 4

Choose the right drive to copy using the "Copy My Hard Drive Wizard". Select the destination drive from the drop-down list.
Step 5

Select the options that you want from the list. If you're using a blank hard drive to boot your computer after the backup, you will want to select the "Set drive active (for booting OS)" option and also the "Copy MBR" option. This copies your "Master Boot Record", which means that you will be using the destination drive to boot your computer until you replace your current hard drive.
Step 6

Complete the process. When you get your new hard drive installed, you can move the backed-up copy from the external back to your main drive, and you're back in business