[G4] Booting from external Drive

[Fabian Fang]

On May 21, 2009, at 4:12 AM, Dale Hoffman wrote:

> I'm going to install an OS on an external USB drive and use it to  
> boot a friends iBook G4.
> Currently it won't start so I can't choose Startup Disk from  
> Preferences.
> Will his laptop respond to "Option" key at startup for choosing an  
> alternate?

I do not believe that you can boot an iBook G4 from an external USB  
drive, but you can from most FireWire drives.

> Also, any trick to replacing a laptop HDD?

I do not know about tricks, but here is the detailed procedure:
<http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Repair/iBook-G4-14-Inch-933-MHz-1-33-GHz-Hard-Drive-Replacement/189/1 
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