Sorry new guy here, I am finding conflicting information when I search but can a new iMac boot from a USB drive? Thanks in advance.
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Can an iMac boot from USB
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Yes. All x86 (Intel) Macs are capable of doing that.
The ones coming with a PPC CPU couldn't, but since 2006 Apple uses x86 CPUs and chipsets.
What conflicting information have you found?
The ones coming with a PPC CPU couldn't, but since 2006 Apple uses x86 CPUs and chipsets.
What conflicting information have you found?
That is basically what conclusion I came to by reading but the ones that said that you could not did not indicate if they were Intel based as you also indicate. Thank you
I thought the distinction was that PPC can boot to FireWire only, Intels can boot to FireWire OR USB...
