That ultimate boot cd is probably for Intel machines, not PPC. You certainly can boot from the optical drive, though. I have used a 2gig flash drive with OS 9, but the experience was just aweful (it was formatted as FAT32). OS 9 would stall for a few minutes after insertion, and would not boot properly if the drive was attatched. Perhaps it would work better formatted for Macintosh instead of Windows. But from my experience, I recommend a drive smaller than 2gigs.
On Feb 18, 5:38 am, imac_chips99 <[email protected]> wrote: > I know iMAC G3 models 233/266/333 MHz can't boot from USB but can I > make > a boot CD with OS 9.1, 9.2.2 or 10.X that would have utilities (HDD > repair, computer info, backup & restore programs to restore an image > from a USB > drive, etc) > > How would I make a Booting CD with MAC OS and programs I can run from > either this CD or a USB drive that has a back up image, etc? > > The Tray Loading iMAC's only has USB (that you can't boot from) and > NO Firewire. > > What is the MAX. USB drive size with MAC OS 9.1 and MAC OS 10.3? > > Will any USB jump drive or HDD work with the original G3 iMAC models? > > I'm just learning how to use Apple computers but in the PC world they > use > a self booting CD called a "Ultimate Boot CD" that includes software > tools > for Tests, System Information, Hard Disk Installation Tools, Hard > Disk > Cloning Tools, Anti-Virus/Malware Tools, Network Tools, Boot > Managers, > etc. > > If a user has problems with his/her computer, he/she can boot from a > CD and > test/repair/restore from a user backup without reinstalling the OS > from a > new fresh install, etc. This is great if you don't have the original > CD's, you can > Back up your OS and software so if you have a problem and the computer > can't boot from the HDD, you can boot from a special CD and restore > back > to your original snapshot. > > Would MAC users have something like that for the Original G3 iMAC? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's iMac List, a group for those using G3, G4, G5, and Intel Core iMacs as well as Apple eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/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/imaclist?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
