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Boot from external USB2.0 drive?
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Can anyone confirm this? Apparently, thanks to EFI, one can boot from a USB2.0 connected external drive (at least on the Duo iMac), not just Firewire anymore. I want to make sure this is possible on the Macbook before I purchase a new external enclosure.
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Last edited by sieb; Jun 3, 2006 at 09:49 AM.
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Don't have one to try. Personally, I have always had higher throughput with FW drives, so I never bothered to actually buy a USB drive.
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yes, i boot my macbook pro off of my external usb 2.0 western digital drive. just hold down option while booting up and it's an option to choose.
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Originally Posted by sieb
Can anyone confirm this? Apparently, thanks to EFI, one can boot from a USB2.0 connected external drive (at least on the Duo iMac), not just Firewire anymore. I want to make sure this is possible on the Macbook before I purchase a new external enclosure.
Yes, but it's not actually due to EFI. Mac OS 9 could also boot from USB on AGP Macs, which use Open Firmware. (Oddly, those same Macs that can boot OS 9 from USB can't boot OS X from USB. Clearly, it's OS X's bootloader that was the limitation.)
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