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MBP SD Card Slot Can Boot OSX!!!

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AdamLikesMusic

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Does this mean that rather than partitioning my hard drive, I can put Vista on a SD card and boot it? (I'm a bit tech stupid)
 
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harcosparky

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AdamLikesMusic said:
Does this mean that rather than partitioning my hard drive, I can put Vista on a SD card and boot it? (I'm a bit tech stupid)
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Probably not, especially if the SD Card slot is on the USB bus???

Windows does not like booting off of external devices from what I hear. It has to do with how the Windows OS handles them.

I know it doesn't work from the USB ports.
 
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fpnc

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The existing MacBooks can boot from an SD card under Mac OS X (when using a USB-based card reader). As for speed, I've seen posts where the previous generation MacBook would boot from a class 4 SDHC card in about two minutes, versus about 45 seconds from the MacBook's internal hard drive.
 
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L0s7man

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Instead of ditching the Expresscard they should have introduced Expresscard 2.0 (specs came out in March). Now, that would be SOMETHING.
 
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shigzeo

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i also don't see how this is interesting. osx has always been able to boot off of anything that can hold it, whether my compact flash, a usb drive, firewire, internal/external disks: everything.
 
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zsnow

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Mar 15, 2009
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i'm wondering if i can boot windows xp from the sd.
so i don't have to use my hardware to create a new bootcamp partition.
when i need windows xp, just insert the sd card and boot
 
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zsnow

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MacModMachine said:
the limited write cycles on sd...wouldent be long before you replace the sd card because its write cycles are used up.
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i run most windows app from vmware. i just need bootcamp when i can't use vmware like flash the ssd firmware.
 
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AdamLikesMusic

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Jun 3, 2009
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Just read on ifixit that the SD cards don't sit flush. (Says they stick out almost .5") That's a shame. Was hoping I could keep a 16/32gb card in there for added storage.
 
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bugout

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May 11, 2008
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I don't know what the big deal is.. you could always boot an intel mac off a usb hard drive or flash drive too.. :rolleyes:

I have the OS X 10.5.6 dvd imaged on an 8gb usb flash drive and do installs from it all the time.. Its super fast.
 
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PSpfano

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Jun 9, 2009
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This is weak

Apple should of put other ports on there too such as memory stick, sony makes good cameras, do you guys think they can make a sd and memory stick in one port?
 
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nws0291

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PSpfano said:
Apple should of put other ports on there too such as memory stick, sony makes good cameras, do you guys think they can make a sd and memory stick in one port?
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Sony is ditching their proprietary memory format because there is no reason for it.
 
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