Cloning using two USB drives

I have just purchased TI 9.0 and tried to clone my laptop 60 gb drive to a USB 80 gb drive that I was planning on installing in the laptop and decided it can not do that since the DVD drive is not accessable until windows is up and running.

SO

I am planning on taking the 60 gb drive out of the computer and puting it in a second USB carrier and using another computer to clone from one USB hard drive to the second USB drive.

Any problem with that approach?

Thank you

 

I think there is a problem but I can't find my reference. Stand by.

 

Found it.

http://radified.com/cgi-bin/YaBB/YaBB.cgi?board=general;action=display;num=1128609708;start=

I'm afraid you will have to read the whole thread but it outlines the problem. Certain laptops are affected.