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Run full OS X installer for another drive without rebooting
I may use this trick the next time I (re)install the OS - boot into target FW mode and install from one of my other machines.
Run full OS X installer for another drive without rebooting
I work in an Apple Repair center and this is normal experience for me.
Run full OS X installer for another drive without rebooting
Good to finally know that it's nothing wrong with my machine(s).
Run full OS X installer for another drive without rebooting
The MacBook should boot with no problems from any USB storage. Just make sure the partition map is GUID. You'll find that in Disk Utility under the options when creating the partition.
Run full OS X installer for another drive without rebooting
When I was trying to install SL, I think I had done some research and found that the MacBook Core 2 Duo could boot off USB but that the MacBook Core Duo (which I have) could only boot off FW. Anyway, I don't currently have any need to boot off of USB, but I will keep your comments in mind for the future.
Run full OS X installer for another drive without rebooting
Weird, my first MacBook was a Core Duo 2.0GHz and I booted off USB every time I did a reinstall or even when I beta tested Leopard.
Run full OS X installer for another drive without rebooting
You are correct. All Intel Macs (and even some PPC machines, including some as old as the Bondi iMac and the original XServes) can boot off USB. As mentioned above, GUID partition table is the key.
Run full OS X installer for another drive without rebooting
You're right, I verified my SD card is MBR, not GUID. So maybe what I read was saying that only newer machines can boot from devices using an MBR partition map.
Below spec DVD drive
When I bought my new iMac about a year ago, the DVD drive was nowhere near as fast as the speed claimed in the specs. It would typically write at 3x instead of the 8x Apple claimed. Edited on Jan 27, '10 02:13:32PM by davidmorr
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