[X4U] Startup via CF and firewire

[Paul Moortgat]

In a German Mac magazine they used a 16 GB USB memory stick and I  
thought that the Lexar CF card reader I've might work.
The only thing is that I don't have a 16 GB CF card.  If someone else  
will tell me, I might buy one.  The magazine used it to have a repair  
startup device which one can take with you.

Paul Moortgat


On 22 Oct 2010, at 19:35, Neil Laubenthal wrote:

> On Oct 22, 2010, at 1:15 PM, Paul Moortgat wrote:
>
>> Is it possible to use a CF card and a firewire card reader to use  
>> as a startup device?  It's possible to use a USB stick, but I  
>> should like the CF solution if possible.
>>
>
>
> I've never tried it . . .but you can boot from FW and as far as FW  
> is concerned the CF card is just a drive volume . . .so I would  
> imagine this will work fine. If you give it a try please report back  
> and let us know.
>
>
>
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>
> neil