Backing up system that's using 2 hard drives for main system????

I use a Raptor 74gb as my boot drive, and another internal 250gb as my "Home" folder
i'm selling my powermac, so what would be the best way to backed that up so i can transfer it all together on a single HD (replacing my powermac with new macbook pro)???????????????????

If I understand correctly, your Home folder is linked to the Users folder on the Raptor. If so, use something like Carbon Copy Cloner, SuperDuper!, etc. to make a bootable clone onto a bootable, external FireWire HD of what's on the Raptor. Then, after eliminating whatever you used for the link (symbolic link or alias), drag and drop your Home folder to the appropriate place on the clone, Boot into the clone to ensure it works and acts like the original. Once that's done, erase both internal HDs and use the Restore disk to restore the original software. See http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=2883964 for further directions on preparing a computer for sale.

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