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WD Passport Studio - bootable via 1394b?
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<blockquote data-quote="sputacus" data-source="post: 821359" data-attributes="member: 91848"><p>Hello all,</p><p></p><p>I have a WD Passport Studio 500 GB that I'm using to backup my MBP 17" when i'm on the road. I created two partitions on the Passport - the first is a bootable partition (created using SuperDuper!). <em>However, I'm only able to boot from its USB port.</em> When I try the 1394b (Firewood-800) port, it is not being recognized as a bootable disk, even though it mounts and functions properly as a firewire device when my system is booted up by its internal drive.</p><p></p><p>I check the Western Digital web site for drivers I may be missing, but it appears all the drivers there are also included with the installation CD. And I know that will MBP will boot via firewire because I created a similar partition on the hard drive I'm using for Time Machine (a 1TB G-drive Q) - it is recognized and boots fine via firewire.</p><p></p><p>Is there anything I can do that will allow the Passport to boot with firewire (again it does boot via USB, so I know the clone is good)?</p><p></p><p>Thank you in advance for any suggestions!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sputacus, post: 821359, member: 91848"] Hello all, I have a WD Passport Studio 500 GB that I'm using to backup my MBP 17" when i'm on the road. I created two partitions on the Passport - the first is a bootable partition (created using SuperDuper!). [I]However, I'm only able to boot from its USB port.[/I] When I try the 1394b (Firewood-800) port, it is not being recognized as a bootable disk, even though it mounts and functions properly as a firewire device when my system is booted up by its internal drive. I check the Western Digital web site for drivers I may be missing, but it appears all the drivers there are also included with the installation CD. And I know that will MBP will boot via firewire because I created a similar partition on the hard drive I'm using for Time Machine (a 1TB G-drive Q) - it is recognized and boots fine via firewire. Is there anything I can do that will allow the Passport to boot with firewire (again it does boot via USB, so I know the clone is good)? Thank you in advance for any suggestions!!! [/QUOTE]
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