H Hamsterz macrumors member Original poster Sep 22, 2008 58 0 Dec 29, 2008 #1 FYI - Im typing from an iPhone. No harddrive, won't boot from external FireWire drive.. I've tried all key combos; any help?
FYI - Im typing from an iPhone. No harddrive, won't boot from external FireWire drive.. I've tried all key combos; any help?
OrangeSVTguy macrumors 601 Sep 16, 2007 4,127 69 Northeastern Ohio Dec 29, 2008 #2 With no internal hard drive present or not working properly, booting from a FW drive should be automatic. Do you have the software on CD that you can boot from? Did you try holding down the option key at startup to view all available startup disks?
With no internal hard drive present or not working properly, booting from a FW drive should be automatic. Do you have the software on CD that you can boot from? Did you try holding down the option key at startup to view all available startup disks?