can you boot from a usb2 drive?

[mikeabnooy]

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]

hmm not sure, cant you just get a firewire drive/enclosure?

 

[mikeabnooy]

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]

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]

Macs can boot from anything that spins. as long as it has a system folder on it you will be ok

 

[legion]

Yes! You can most definitely boot from a USB drive.

 

[Koodauw]

Are you able to boot from say a Thumbdrive then?

 

[G5orbust]

Are you able to boot from say a Thumbdrive then?

Find me a thumbdrive that can carry OSX then we'll talk.

 

[legion]

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]

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.