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FireWire iPod

What were the last models of iPods that could be used as a FireWire boot drive?

iMac (G5, G4, G3), Powerbook G4, iPhone, iPod, MP2100, Mac OS X (10.4.11), Mac OS 10.5.5, Mac OS 9.2.2, iPhone OS 2.2, Newton OS 2.1

Posted on Dec 7, 2008 1:05 PM

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Posted on Dec 7, 2008 1:07 PM

The fourth generation iPods(including iPods with a color display prior to the Fifth Generation models) and iPod minis can be used as a FireWire boot drive on a Mac, but this isn't supported by Apple. Newer iPods can't.

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FireWire iPod

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