Totoro Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 Hello I've planed to install MacOSX (yes, I switch !) on my P4 desktop, but I've got a lack of space on the main hard drive. So I want to install it on an external hard drive. I've got an external HDD Case with both FireWire and USB 2.0 and a 80 Gb IDE Disk in. Which way do you recommend me to choose ? USB or FireWire ? Which way could you recommend me to achieve it ? Thanx A LOT for any help Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/28696-installing-on-usb-or-firewire-external-hard-drive/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
shui aquatic Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 I have never installed osx on external hd. But I have tried to put a hd containting osx already in usb-hd box. It could be booted by chain0 on fixed disk. I think it could boot also by the usb-hd boot mode. It works fine, but little slow, and sometimes the operation for writing would delay for seconds. perhaps 1394 may give better performance, if it can by booted. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/28696-installing-on-usb-or-firewire-external-hard-drive/#findComment-196729 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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