[Nude_Lewd_Man]

I personally use a Symantec product called DriveImage (the version I use is 7.0) which works fine on XP, but doesn't work on Fista - unless you cheat and use a 'dual- or multi-boot' with XP, then use the XP install to image the Fista drive/partition...

Another product is Acronis, which I know works on almost any (M$ at least) installation - but I don't know how much either of these products actually cost, as I use it with work...

With regards to the drive connection, this depends on your machine - I recently had two LTs go and FUBAR themselves, and they had two different types/styles of connection... Both had pins that poked out from the end of the drive, but while one had to have one screw undone, be levered out a bit at one end then slid backwards to release the pins from the block/connector; the other was held in with multiple screws and the pins were able to slide up 'through' the block without being pulled backwards first...

Both of those were pi$$ easy to release and put back in (or replace in your instance) and would have taken less than 5 minutes for my Mum to swap - presuming that she followed my instructions.........