I'm looking for HDD imaging software but i suppose i should rather tell you why. Perhaps there is a better way or i might be in the mood to create more work for myself than necessary.

Either way, this is what i want to do"

In about four days my new 500g HDD will arrive and i'm going to split it into 3 partitions.
1 - C:\
2 - data/backup
3 - image of Drive C to restore in case something goes wrong.

I've found Powerquest Drive Image 2002 but don't know if there is a newer better piece of software that i could use. after all it is seven years old.
I've googled my fingers to the bone but the majority of HDD copiing is by software that clone one drive and puts it on another. Will that work from one partition to another or perhaps a better question to start would be which one would be best for the job?