Are there any decent free HDD imaging programs?

Hi,
i just need a decent program to image HDD to DVD's...what i want to do is just image the initial OS install and maybe every month or so make another image to save...my data is not that critical, i just would like something that can do this simply and that would enable me to re-install the initial image in about 10 minutes or so....my current restore DVD's from the mfg take about 3 hours, so id like to try something else

are there any free or open source programs that would do this reliably or am i better off with Acronis or Ghost or something else?

 

I have used this one in Linux, and it supports Win/NTFS also:

http://www.clonezilla.org/

 

http://www.techsupportalert.com/best-free-drive-imaging-program.htm

 

Thanks Kerodo and Mr. Brian...ill check out those links...

 

Partimage witch is used by the CloneZilla live-cd is a little outdated and not the most easy to use for non-linux users.

The free Acronis TrueImage for Seagate and Maxtor users is nice.

 

i bought an ext. Seagate HDD about 6 months ago, didnt recall any software with it though- do i go to Acronis or Seagate website or did i miss out already?



nice avatar btw, i always get a chuckle out of that...

 

You can download Seagate DiscWizzard from the link below:
http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/support/downloads/discwizard/

I'm not 100% sure the deal is also for external HDD's but it's worth the try. Please make sure you've connected your external HDD during the installation though. The installation checks for a Seagate HDD before you can continue installation.

And thanks for the compliment!

 

Hey thanks Sputnik,
that should be excellent...it asked where the Seagate or Maxtor HDD was and as soon as i connected it installed easily and looks like it will work fine....i copied an image to the ext. HDD in not much time and ill practice a few image restores and then i should be all set....