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Mac Forum / General / Hardware / August 2007Bootable External HD for MacBook Pro
I'm trying to create an external firewire bootable HD for my daughters MacBook Pro. I initialized the drive for intel processor (GUID partition table). I followed Silverkeeper's instructions for making a bootable HD like I did for PowerPC Macs. But when I hold down the option key on bootup, I don't see the external HD. If I choose the external HD as the startup disk and restart, the MacBook Pro will boot from the external firewire drive. Do Intel Macs have a different procedure for selecting which device to boot from? Thanks for any info. Joy Suyehara > I'm trying to create an external firewire bootable HD for my daughters > MacBook Pro. I initialized the drive for intel processor (GUID partition [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Joy Suyehara I use a cheapo USB 2 drive enclosure (FireExpress) and it's fine. It has all to do with the chipset of the drive enclosure. Some simply don't do booting.  SignatureTim lance_1012@hotmail.com > I'm trying to create an external firewire bootable HD for my daughters > MacBook Pro. I initialized the drive for intel processor (GUID partition [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Joy Suyehara This is one of the great options for the Mac when it comes to backing up, creating an archive, etc. SuperDuper: http://www.shirt-pocket.com/SuperDuper/SuperDuperDescription.html A solid product in my humble experience. T. >> I'm trying to create an external firewire bootable HD for my daughters >> MacBook Pro. I initialized the drive for intel processor (GUID partition [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > T. Ditto. I use it extensively on 3 Macs and have never had problems restoring from volumes made with SuperDuper. Steve > > I'm trying to create an external firewire bootable HD for my daughters > > MacBook Pro. I initialized the drive for intel processor (GUID partition [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > T. Thanks everyone who recommended SuperDuper. I downloaded it and created a bootable external HD with no problems. I gladly paid the shareware fee; It is worth every penny. Joy > I'm trying to create an external firewire bootable HD for my daughters > MacBook Pro. I initialized the drive for intel processor (GUID partition [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Joy Suyehara Seeing as no one has answered your question: The Pro uses the same key. Sorry I have no reason as to why it's not working. > > I'm trying to create an external firewire bootable HD for my daughters > > MacBook Pro. I initialized the drive for intel processor (GUID partition [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Seeing as no one has answered your question: The Pro uses the same key. Sorry > I have no reason as to why it's not working. Tim, I ended up buying SuperDuper! which worked like a charm. It backed up the internal HD and created a bootable volume which shows up when pressing the option key at startup. Joy |
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