> From: chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: "iMac List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2003 10:51:35 -0500 > To: "iMac List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Bondi booting from external CD > > Is it possible to boot a bondi iMac (Rev A), from an external USB CD > drive? > > It seems the CD ROM drive on my bondi has now gone bad (this mac is > cursed, it was supposed to be a simple present for my brother, and I've > now wasted a week chasing problems thru it). > > I have an external USB CD-RW drive (Sony Supressa), but it doesn't seem > to want to boot from that drive (I need to repartition the hard drive so > I need to boot from another device). Is this even possible, and if so, is > there some trick to getting it to work?
I had the same machine and the same burner. The answer is NO. I have now a 400 slot loader and I still can't boot from the external CD, however, I can boot from an external USB hard drive. Jim -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
