[X4U] Install OS on external disk

[Sylvester Roque]

On May 21, 2005, John Azevedo wrote:

> How can I install Tiger on an external Firewire drive. When I open
> open the install DVD it asks me to restart.

Go ahead and restart like the installer wants. When the machine  
restarts follow the same procedure that you would to install to an  
internal drive but choose the external drive.  Some users have  
reported problems with recent OS updates and installing with firewire  
drives connected but these seem to have occurred when installing onto  
the internal drive.

If you already have a good working install on your drive you might  
want to "clone" the installation to the external drive. I would use  
the restore option in Disk Utility to do this/ Some other cloning  
utilities have not been updated.

Whatever method you choose have Disk Utility check the external drive  
first by running verify disk and clearing up any problems. After the  
installation is complete don't forget to run verify permissions as  
well. I know these steps take time but they are well worth it.
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