Adrian O'Sullivan wrote: > > Here's a newbie question for y'all. If I remove the two ancient, creaking > Quantum 2GB SCSI HDs from an S900/G3 and replace them with an external > FireWire HD (let's say, 80GB OWC Mercury Elite Pro 7200RPM FireWire > Oxford911), will it boot my system (9.1 and/or 10.1.5)?
------ Sorry, not possible. Legacy macs will not boot from an external firewire drive. This would be the simple answer that can be expanded upon by the tech gurus on this fine List. Alan S900 with an external firewire drive. -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
