[iMac] cannot boot new 500 GB SATA II HD installed into G5 20" iMac

[Jim Manley]

You are 100% correct.
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On Jan 26, 2007, at 12:18 AM, MacExperts wrote:

> You wrote: "The 500 GB Samsung was in an external USB 2.0 SATA  
> enclosure."
>
> If I recall correctly you can boot from an external disk only if it  
> is Firewire. You can't boot from USB external hard disks. Does your  
> enclosure has a firewire port?
>
> Nick
>
>
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