On Nov 30, 2008, at 11:53 PM, Dan wrote:
> > At 7:58 PM -0600 11/30/2008, George Hozendorf wrote: >> Mac Mini 1.83GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 2GB RAM, OS X 10.5.5 >> >> In the past I've had no problem making a bootable backup via >> firewire with Carbon Copy Cloner. Now that I'm using a USB >> connected external HD, it doesn't show up when I go to Startup Disk >> in System Preferences. Is there no way I can boot into a USB >> external drive? > > Make sure you've initialized/partitioned the drive properly. > Intel-based Macs require GUID, not Apple Partition Map. The latter > is the default in Disk Utility. > > - Dan. > -- > - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth In Disk Utility I see no option to change from the default, Apple Partition Map, to GUID. How is this done? George Mac OS X 10.5.5 Mac Mini 1.83GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Memory 2GB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
