On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 12:36 AM, rjubio <rjubio@gmail.com> wrote: > How long does a dd command take for an 80 GB IDE hd? I've found that setting a higher blocksize (using the bs= parameter) makes dd go much faster. I usually set the blocksize to about 50 megabytes, depending on available RAM. Regards, Elijah