Sooo....I finally got a portable external hard drive - the first one I've ever owned.  60GB, perfect size for backing up all the personal files I have on the computer (several times).  And of course - since I'm using Vista (which of course is not yet fully supported by most manufacturers), it was a pain in the neck to get installed.  In order to get it to work, I, for some reason, have to plug it into a USB 1.1 Hub.  Ugh - dreadfully slow.  But - it does the job.  And no, the software supplied doesn't fully work (it can't find the hard drive), so I'm using the built-in Windows Backup and Restore program.  Works fine for me!

And the funny part about it - while trying to get it to recognize and work - it beeped constantly for an hour like a dumptruck stuck in reverse.  Scott finally gave up and went to bed.  5 minutes later - it was up and running!

Geekfully yours,
Brian