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macOS - Desktop Hardware
Start Up Problems w/ Mini
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<blockquote data-quote="MacHeadCase" data-source="post: 542049"><p>Well you Mini, is it running of a PowerPC or Intel chip? Theoretically, an Intel-based Mac can boot from a USB-only external drive but just copying photos on a USB external seems to be painfully slow so maybe your startup time could be a bit slow as well.</p><p></p><p>A PowerPC based Mac can only boot off of a FireWire interface external, it will not boot from a USB external at all.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MacHeadCase, post: 542049"] Well you Mini, is it running of a PowerPC or Intel chip? Theoretically, an Intel-based Mac can boot from a USB-only external drive but just copying photos on a USB external seems to be painfully slow so maybe your startup time could be a bit slow as well. A PowerPC based Mac can only boot off of a FireWire interface external, it will not boot from a USB external at all. [/QUOTE]
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