Hal, I "carbon-copy-cloned" both my OS 9.2.2 and my OS X 10.2.4 partitions from my Pismo onto two partitions of the ME-910U2F (combo USB2 & Firewire) enclosure, and successfully booted from both cloned partitions, in succession. I did this using the firewire connection. I have not tried it via the USB and anticipate that, even if possible, USB would not perform well owing to the Mac's slow USB (version 1.1) implementation.
However, for sure the firewire enclosure is bootable from a Pismo, if you have a suitable system on it. This is why I was so happy. That it works via USB is gravy. Furthermore, I found that plugging into a USB 2 port on a PC worked fine (when I had a PC-formatted disk inside the enclosure). Also, The Pismo easily and automatically mounted the volume upon connecting by either firewire or USB, no problem. I have not yet tried this enclosure by USB connection to an accelerated PowerMac 7200 system running MacOS 8.6, but will do so in a week's time (the 7200 has a USB PCI card also). All sales literature suggests that it will work. I will report my experience in due course. --Jim. Hal wrote: > Are these enclosures bootable on the Mac? I've found that finding a > bootable firewire enclosure (even with Oxford 911) is hit-and-miss. > > >> On Saturday, March 8, 2003, at 01:24 PM, Jim wrote: >> >>> Jeff wrote: >>> >>> I picked up a refurb 20GB IBM model 40GNX from >>> consumerdepot.com for just $69 this week. >> >> Jeff, that's a wonderful price! Might I also suggest you investigate >> the external housing options by triumph technologies, for your surplus >> drive? (specifically, the model me-910 series) They make dual USB2, >> dual Firewire, and combo USB2/firewire enclosures, which ARE Mac >> compatible (and use the oxford 911 bridge for the firewire part). The >> USB2 is of course backwards compatible to USB 1.1. I have several of >> these enclosures and am extremely happy with them--they're better >> looking than the advertising pictures suggest, they are well >> manufactured, easy to use and easy to install the drive into, and come >> with appropriate cables, screws, drivers for windows boxes, and a >> carrying bag. They don't have the "cheap feel" that other boxes have. >> But they're inexpensive. I know OWC sells some of these models for a >> good price, but I recently found that computergeeks.com offers the >> combo for around $40 (use the discount code "dealnews" during >> checkout), and that pcmicrostore.com sells the dual USB model for $26. >> Newegg.com also carries these. -- 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
