There are many programs that you can use to create a bootable firewire backup (Carbon Copy Cloner , for example). But lately, i've just been using OS X's built in Disk Utilities (Applications > Utilities).
Click on the restore tab, select your main HD in the "Source" field, and your external HD in the "Destination" field and click restore. (Make sure that your firewire drive is empty, and that you have enough space to back up your entire main HD) to boot from it, just hold down the "Option" key during normal boot- up, and select the external drive. r On Jan 11, 2006, at 1:33 AM, Nelsn Helm wrote: > How to create a bootable firewire external HD? > > How to start up from it? > > > > At 10:28 PM -0500 1/10/06, b3 wrote: >> that is what i am trying to decide. >> >> i know that the faster processor would help, and that the hard >> drive speed increase would probably show a performance boost >> (everything seems snappier when i boot off of my backup on the >> firewire external) >> >> I doubt that i would use the superdrive much "in the field" but it >> may come in handy occasionally. >> >> how are the screens on the PB versus the iB's? are they brighter? >> what about the speakers? >> >> i think that the 64mb VRAM might be more useful in the long term. >> >> rick >> >> >> On Jan 10, 2006, at 10:22 PM, Jerry Yeager wrote: >> >>> Will the extra 20 GB be more useful in the field to you as >>> opposed to having the faster processor w/ superdrive? >>> >>> Jerry >>> >>> On Jan 10, 2006, at 10:06 PM, b3 wrote: >>> >>>> okay, so i'm finally ordering that laptop i've been posting about. >>>> no intel iBooks today, and the MacBook is out of my price range >>>> at the moment. >>>> >>>> i'm trying to decide between the new 12" iBook with the 100gig >>>> HD, or the refurb 12" powerbook G4 with 80gig HD, superdrive, etc. >>>> >>>> both would be about the same price. i have a Lacie 160gig >>>> external drive and a 16x DL DVD burner for use at the desktop >>>> (as well as a BT keyboard and mouse) >>>> >>>> any suggestions? >>>> >>>> rick >>>> >>>> >>>> | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will >>>> | be January 24 at Pitt Academy, 6010 Preston Highway. >>>> | The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. >>>> | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> >>>> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup> >>> >>> -------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> ----------------------- >>> "All else failed, ?, so, ?, so I did it, I read the directions. >>> (silence) >>> "Ewwww, gross. >>> "Yeah, I know. >>> >> >> >> >> >> | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will >> | be January 24 at Pitt Academy, 6010 Preston Highway. >> | The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. >> | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> >> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup> > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be January 24 at Pitt Academy, 6010 Preston Highway. | The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>
