so i partitioned the drive into os x, os 9 and swap, making sure to install os x in the first 6 gb partition.<BR><BR>rebooted: flashing system folder.<BR><BR>so i wiped the disk, installed os 9, ...

When I received my new Intel-based iMac, I attempted to install Mac OS X on an external FireWire hard drive. Imagine my surprise when I hit a brick wall attempting this formerly simple task. While the ...

I've been booting off an external drive until I can get the suckers to open the iMac and replace a dying hard drive. When I checked Software Update this morning it brought up the OS X 10.6.8 update ...

Apple’s M1 and M2 Apple silicon Macs have a difference that’s tripped some readers up from the way it was handled with previous Intel-based Macs: how to start up or boot an M-series Mac from an ...