Re: Booting OSX on USB drive by Eric Hansen on Mar 24, 2008 at 7:27:37 pm
only Intel-based Apples can be booted from USB. PowerPC-based (G4, G5) can only be booted from firewire. you also have to make sure that you use the correct partition scheme - if you're using Disk Utility, it will walk you though the options for Intel or PowerPC-based systems.
i have a MacBook Pro and use Carbon Copy Cloner to keep a clone of my internal drive on an external USB drive. it works great!
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