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I think I understand. But, how do you address the software license issue when you do so since not all software are free of use. -----Original Message----- From: Larry Barras [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 2:45 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Frank Shu Cc: [email protected]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [t13] What's the difference of eSATA Hard drive and normal SATA-II hard drive? Yup. We've been doing that for some time now. At 9:26 AM -0600 7/18/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >This message is from the T13 list server. > > >You can indeed boot from both USB and 1394 devices. I do it all the time. > > > > > "Frank Shu" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > .microsoft.com> To > Sent by: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[email protected]> > rg cc > No Phone Info > Available Subject > RE: [t13] What's the difference of > eSATA Hard drive and normal > 07/17/2006 06:41 SATA-II hard drive? > PM > > > > > > > > > >This message is from the T13 list server. > > >Some of the issues do exist today, but eSATA HDD can just make them even >bigger(like security). Some of issues are controlled by OS today, for >instance, you can not boot from a USB device. But, It will be absolutely >unacceptable if we can't boot from a (e)SATA HDD since there is no >standard way to tell which port is a internal or external SATA port on a >SATA controller chip today in the spec. > >Frank Shu >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hale >Landis >Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2006 9:09 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: RE: [t13] What's the difference of eSATA Hard drive and normal >SATA-II hard drive? > >This message is from the T13 list server. > > >Frank Shu said: >> Furthermore, eSATA device, especially eSATA hard drive, also introducs >> issues like data security, boot/non-boot, authentication and >licensing. >> The industry as a whole needs to address those issues before eSATA >device >> can be very useful. > >Why is an external SATA (aka eSATA?) any different than an external USB >or >1394 hard disk drive? > >-- >Hale Landis -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- --------------------- I make stuff go. --------------------- Larry Barras Apple Computer Inc. 1 Infinite Loop MS: 306-2TC Cupertino, CA 95014 (408) 974-3220
