i was wondering if there was a way to replace the U3 software and i don't mean the way to make the device into a regular thumb drive with the portabl apps just instead of it automatically running the U3 software for it to run the Portable Apps suite and for it to still have the CD drive partition.
Check this post
https://portableapps.com/node/4709
Particularly my post on making your own.
SmithTech
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