Restore point on in tiger?

[bazookafx3]

Alright so my macbook has been having some HDD trouble so were sending it back to apple for repairs, but last time I sent it to apple I lost all my data. Is there anyway to creat a backup resotre point incase they reformat the HDD or replace it so that we can put my computer right back to the point it was at when we left it? Be mindfull i an using Tiger still

 

[tersono]

If they reformat your HD, all of your data is gone - 'restore point' or no.

Back up your data to an external drive or DVD before taking it in.