Dale thank you so much for your suggestion. I did find the trouble. I had a bad usb cable, going from the external drive, to my laptop. This is a new one on me. I never have had a cable interfere with a piece of software???
I replaced the usb cable, now all is well again. When it comes to audio cables i build my own. Using either Canare, or Mogami quad cables. I have them all color coded for quicker hookup. The best cables you can have, are the ones you build yourself using good cable and good ends. I build my own speaker cables, using 12 gauge Proco speaker cable, and speakon connectors.
I purchased the junk usb cables i had from Radio Shack. I went to our local computer store, and got a couple of custom build usb cables. I can't express enough how important good cables are to your system. People have custom built computers, thousands of dollars worth of audio gear, wireless mics, just to have them connected with junk cables.
Anyway, it fixed it, all is working swell again, just like it's suppose to.
George
