Can I dd if=/dev/sda of=/dev/sdd3
(copy drive to partition) ? Will it be a problem?
The source and destination drives with their respective partitions are as follows:
--Source Drive details--
Disk /dev/sda: 250.1 GB, 250059350016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30401 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x000551f2
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 29300 235346944 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 29300 30402 8849409 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 29300 30402 8849408 82 Linux swap / Solaris
--Destination Drive details--
Disk /dev/sdd: 1000.2 GB, 1000204883968 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121601 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x5c78d991
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdd1 1 64235 515960032+ 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sdd2 64235 89731 204798976 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sdd3 89731 121602 256000000 7 HPFS/NTFS