Is there a way to completly copy one hd onto the other?

I have a hd that I want to backup immediatly because it is giving me all the signs that it might die soon.. is there an easy way to copy one of them onto the other? since just clicking on one and draging the stuff into the other leaves the invisable files behind. when i mean copy I mean clone them. please help before my dieing HD croaks. thanks
powermac dual 2.7 G5, imac G4 800mhz, emac 1ghz, dual 2ghz powermac   Mac OS X (10.4.3)  

If you are using OS X 10.3.8 or later (including 10.4.x), you can use the OS's built in disk tool Disk Utility to create a copy or clone of your hard drive.
Launch Disk Utility, located in /Applications/Utilitities/. In Disk Utilities select your original drive. Click the tab labeled Restore, then drag your original hard drive from the left hand list, to the field labeled Source. Drag the hard drive you want to use as a copy to the field labeled Destination. Click the Restore button, and Disk Utility will copy everything from the Source drive to the Destination drive, and will also make the destination drive bootable, assuming the source included a system and was bootable.
Thats it, no separate software needed.
Tom N.

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