I quote from MaxFixit's article this week http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=20030122080038575 'Working around the 8 GB installation limit Part 2': "Several readers have asked if they can use an external FireWire enclosure ... to temporarily house their internal ATA drive and avoid the 8 GB partition installation limit. The answer is yes, though some Mac models do not support FireWire booting.
Check Knowledge Base article #58606 for a list of Macs that can boot from a FireWire-connected drive." The MacFixit article is at http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=20030122080038575 The Apple Knowledge Base article reads in part: "FireWire booting is possible on all Macintosh models that have built-in FireWire ports with the exception of the Power Macintosh G3 (Blue & White) and the Power Mac G4 (PCI Graphics) models. You may need to upgrade the computer's firmware before FireWire booting will work. You can download the latest firmware for your computer from the Apple Software Updates Web site at http://www.apple.com/swupdates Ve-r-ry interesting � my clamshell has a FireWire port. Mary-Jo {jojobirdsong) -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
