RE: off topic / image or mirror drive software needed

[Bob Perry <bobperry@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Both these products are excellent.

Norton (Symantec) Ghost
http://www.symantec.com/sabu/ghost/ghost_personal/

PowerQuest Drive Image
http://www.powerquest.com/driveimage/

Also: (better late than never)
The Nearly Secret DMA Can Speed Up Your Drives - Fred Langa
http://www.techweb.com/winmag/columns/explorer/2001/02.htm

Soup Up Your Hard Drive with DMA - Fred Langa
http://www.techweb.com/winmag/columns/explorer/1999/1206.htm

Bob Perry
San Jose, CA