[X4U] FireWire enclosure for SATA drive (Was: Migrate without Firewire link.)

[Wayne Clodfelter]

On Feb 3, 2007, at 9:28 PM, Randy B.Singer wrote:

> Wayne Clodfelter said:
>
>> I think he may be alluding to fact that USB 2.0 drives cannot be used
>> as boot drives.
>
> That isn't strictly the case.
>
> All of the Intel-based Macs can boot from USB 2.0 drives, as long  
> as the
> drive has been formatted on your Intel-based Mac and not on a  
> PowerPC Mac.
> http://rentzsch.com/tidbits/intelbasedMacBootIncompatibility
>
> While PowerPC Macs running OS X normally can't boot from USB 2.0  
> drives,
> some PowerPC Macs running OS 9 can.
> http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=58430
>
> Here is a hack that might let you boot from a USB 2.0 if you have a
> PowerPC-based Mac:
> http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20060301112336384

My apologies if I stated something in error. I have seen it stated in  
various mac forums numerous times that USB 2.0 drives are not  
bootable, and this is the first time I have seen the opposite.  
Thanks, Randy, for informing me. Again.


Regards,

Wayne Clodfelter
wayne at troutnc.com