On Wednesday, October 16, 2002, at 12:42 PM, Clyde Kahrl wrote: > WARNING ! WARNING ! > I proceeded to install OSX 10.2 on an external firewire > drive. The external drive had 3 partitions. The internal drive of > the FlowPow iMac had three partitions and was running OSX 10.2. > I selected the option in OSX that provides for complete > erasure of the old system before installing. > The install disk rebooted from the CD ---- EVEN THOUGH THAT > WAS NOT NECESSARY --- because the internal drive was already 10.2 and > I only wanted to upgrade the external disk. > The install disk---WIPED OUT MY ENTIRE INTERNAL Drive BOOT > PARTITION !!!!
actually..... it is necessary to boot to the OS X install disk to perform ANY OS X installation, regardless of the current OS or the destination drive. beyond this.... i install OS X 10.2 onto external firewire drives on a daily basis, wiping the original content. I have not once run into what you're describing. -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
