DD> CA> USB external drives looked good to me for awhile until people
DD> CA> started finding software that was incompatible. I'm not sure I
DD> CA> want to deal with proprietary hardware.

DD>What sort of software? The Windows OS supports it, therefore I'd expect any
DD>designed for Windows should work.

 both nortons Ghost and the Former Power Quests Drive Image has problems
 with External USB devices. And that is becaue manfacturers are NOT
 dilligent in Strictly following the USB specifications.
At one time Norton evne had a disclamer on theri Web site saying they
could NOT gurantee that ghost would wrok with al External USB devices
bacasue of that fact.
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