Hi Ronni I don't think my MacBook Pro is quite the same as yours, it's 15", Processor 2.53 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo. Under system information it says. Thunderbolt: No hardware was found. I'll get a usb hard drive (they are cheap enough, 1tb = $80) and look into the others when I come to Perth. I can always use the usb one for storage after. Regards Peter On 12/12/2011, at 1:56 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:
> Hi Peter, > > I suspect they only have USB external drives in stock? > There are plenty of Quad interface external drives available. > > Purchase an external drive with Multiple I/O interface support. Quad > interface drives are able to handle USB 2.0 plus FireWire 400, FireWire 800, > and eSATA interfaces. > > Don’t you have the same model MacBook Pro as mine? 2011 which has Thunderbolt > Port & FW800? > Don’t go to just a USB 2 External Drive… > > Have a look at the Performance comparison chart USB 2.0 /Firewire 800 /USB > 3.0 / Thunderbolt at this link: > <http://www.techradar.com/news/computing/intel-thunderbolt-in-apple-macbook-pro-explained-931050> > > Yes, your MacBook Pro can boot from a USB 2.0 external drive, but I would > strongly recommend FW800. > > Cheers, > Ronni > > 17" MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt" > 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD > > OS X 10.7.2 Lion > Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) > > > On 12/12/2011, at 1:02 PM, Curtis Peter wrote: > > Hi > So, to carry on from my last email, and being in a regional centre > (Kalgoorlie) > I can't get any IDE drives for an old enclosure I have, they say these drives > are too slow and out of date! > I can't get a SATA hard drive with a firewire connection, they say these are > out of date being surpassed by USB2 and USB3, which they say is quicker > anyway. (I'm sure I don't have USB3 in my MacBookPro anyway) > My question is - can I boot my MacBookPro with USB2? > Regards > Peter > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
