On Oct 27, 2008, at 11:26 PM, Kris Tilford wrote: > > On Oct 27, 2008, at 9:53 PM, Wilton Shaw wrote: > >>> I installed my new external HD, partitioned it into two partitions, >>> made the first one the same size as my internal drive (80gb ). I >>> called it "MAC HD BACKUP" and copied my internal HD on to it, using >>> SuperDuper which then supposedly made it bootable. When I went to >>> System Preferences and clicked on startup disks it did not show up. > >>> What happened? > > Perhaps you're new HD was the wrong format? I believe you're on an > eMac, meaning you'd need the PPC format to boot successfully, it's the > one called "Apple Partition Scheme". Since you're running Leopard, I > believe that Leopard's default format for Disk Utility is "GUID > Partition Scheme" which is what the Intel Macs use. If you simply > partitioned a OEM HD it likely was formatted as "FAT32" which is a > Windows format. > > I'd make sure the partition format is correct. To check, open Disk > Utility, highlight the HD and go the the "Partition" tab. The current > partition format should be shown at the bottom under "Partition Map > Scheme". If it is correct, then your clone likely failed. Try Carbon > Copy Cloner in "block mode". If it'd not correct, you'll need to start > again by repartitioning the HD using the correct "Apple Partition > Scheme". > > I followed your advice, repartitoned using "Apple Partition Scheme" > and now my HD is bootable. Thanks
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