Booting from an SD card

I read that the new MacBook Pros can be booted from a properly formated SD card with an operating system installed. Has anyone tried booting the previous generation MacBook Pro from a GUID formated SD card installed in an Express Card Media Reader?

Mac Pro Nehalem 2.26 GB/20" iMac 2.4 Core 2 Duo/ 15" Core 2 Duo MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.5.7)

Posted on Jun 11, 2009 8:18 AM

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Richard Platt Author

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Jun 13, 2009 8:35 AM in response to Waymen

Thanks Waymen . . . that was some very useful information.

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Booting from an SD card

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