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Q: Can I Boot my PB from a Firewire 800 External HD?

I'm a going to buy a portable external HD for my mirror (clone) back-up drive.

I can buy either a Firewire 400 ("Combo case") or 800 ("Triple case") HD. My inclination is to buy the Firewire 800 ("Triple case") drive as it will be more useful in the future.

Will I be able to Boot my Firewire 400 PB from the Firewire 800 External HD as long as I have the right adapter cable? Or do I have to get a Firewire 400 instead?

The drives I have in mind come from OWC and have a port for an external power supply if it's needed.*

* http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/firewire/on-the-go, to see where I'm going with this.

PowerBook G4 Ti 15" (400-MHz), Mac OS X (10.4.11), 1GB RAM, 80GB HD, CD/DVD ROM, AE54G, AEBS

Posted on May 20, 2009 12:49 PM

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