On Oct 18, 2010, at 6:43 AM, JDM wrote: > Hello all, I am new to this group and would like to know if this can > be answered: using an external FW800 HD as Boot drive?
I have an iBook G4 that had the internal IDE interface fail. I've been booting it with an external 2.5" FW drive. FW isn't as fast as IDE but it's still pretty good. At the school I worked at I had about 200 computers that when I did an OS install I did it by booting from a FW drive and copying the boot drive to the internal. Sure, booting from a FW drive is not a problem. The only downside is the speed and that you need to be careful that you don't accidentally unplug the drive. > > Also, Disk Warrior 4.1 says the CD must be on the internal CD Drive > to work. I have done it once and it worked but the sounds that came > out of the wonky iMac combi drive and the amount of time it took were > unpleasant, so can I boot Disk Warrior on an external FW400 La Cie DVD/ > CD to rebuild the tiny[250GB] internal HD? I know I could just try it > but I don't know if there would be known negative reactions to that. > ANy one here know about these things? > I can't say about Disk Warrior but I have booted OS X CDs and DVDs from a FW drive (and with help from XPostFacto from a USB drive). As a guess I'd say that DW's publisher is just doing some CYA so they don't have to deal with supporting booting from an external drive. Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and 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 leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
