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mikeabnooy
Apr 7, 2004, 01:34 PM
is it possible? i have an old drive that i want to put os9 on. i was just wondering if i could get a case and let that thing be and boot on it?


janey
Apr 7, 2004, 09:11 PM
hmm not sure, cant you just get a firewire drive/enclosure?
mikeabnooy
Apr 8, 2004, 12:27 AM
hmm not sure, cant you just get a firewire drive/enclosure?

i would like to use usb2. i figure if i ever get sick of os9 i can just use as extra drive on mac or my pc
Koodauw
Apr 8, 2004, 12:40 AM
Don't think so. It would be really cool though. Booting from a thumb drive in time of need would be very helpfull to me when I am in the Windows world.
Anna
Apr 8, 2004, 01:24 AM
Macs can boot from anything that spins. as long as it has a system folder on it you will be ok
legion
Apr 8, 2004, 08:47 AM
Yes! You can most definitely boot from a USB drive.
Koodauw
Apr 8, 2004, 08:20 PM
Are you able to boot from say a Thumbdrive then?
G5orbust
Apr 9, 2004, 01:37 AM
Are you able to boot from say a Thumbdrive then?

Find me a thumbdrive that can carry OSX then we'll talk.
legion
Apr 9, 2004, 02:18 AM
Find me a thumbdrive that can carry OSX then we'll talk.

Shouldn't any of the 1 or 2GB USB flashdrives be able to hold OSX. (I have a 2GB that cost me an arm and a leg, but I use it for work so I'm not about to dump it to try this OSX experiment)
Anna
Apr 12, 2004, 06:10 PM
No, currently the USB drive can not be used as a boot disk because it needs a logic board with a BIOS ROM that supports USB.