Cloning Install Disk to target backup disk...but...

In thread, now closed, from January, it was written of how one can clone one's install dvd to the target TM disk. I proceeded with the instructions (just below, copied from MB's earlier post), but read the following note at the bottom of the Carbon Copy Cloner window: +The entire contents of "Mac OS X Install DVD" will be copied onto "LaCie", merging the contents of the two volumes. Items on "LaCie" will be overwritten by items at the same path on "Mac OS X Install DVD".+
Not sure what to make of this, but I do not want to lose anything on the TM disk. Anybody know this technique and can explain that this will not actually overwrite what's on my backup disk (including TM and other files)? Thanks in advance.
Post from Jan 08:
+I read this somewhere else and it works a treat.+
+Use Carbon Copy Cloner to clone your Install DVD staright onto your existing Time Machine volume. Use "copy everything" but don't tick "erase target volume". No need to create a separate small partition.+
+Afterwards "TimeMachine 10.5" appears in the start up disk list and it will boot from the installer, and you can do a whole disk restore directly, no need to find or use the install DVD.+
+All previous Time Machine data is preserved and TM carries on working.+

Bimp wrote:
Is it possible to create a partition when I've already been using the external for both TM and other storage?
yes, it's possible but the advice you've got will work just fine with doing that. that said, I did just that - partitioned my TM drive and restored the install DVD onto the second partition. It gives me a very fast installer and I find it very useful.
start Disk Utility, select the whole TM drive (the model, not the name) and click on the partition tab. select your TM partition and click on the + below it. drag the slider to adjust the relative size of partitions and click "apply".
P.S. Disk Utility won't let you make a partition smaller than one tenth of the total drive size so you might end up with a somewhat bigger partition than you actually need.

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