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New MacBook Pro can boot off SD card
HardMac.com —
According to a kbase note just published by Apple:
Can I install Mac OS X on an SD storage device and use it as a startup volume? Yes. Change the default partition table to GUID using Disk Utility, and ...
New MacBook Pro can boot off SD card
MacBytes.com —
According to a kbase note just published by Apple : Can I install Mac OS X on an SD storage device and use it as a startup volume? Yes. Change the default partition table to GUID using Disk Utility, and format the card to use the Mac OS Extended file format to do so. Wow, that might come in handy as an emergency boot solution... takes less space than a disc. Or simply clone your OSX install DVD onto an SDHC card and carry it around. Could this be the beginning of Apple slowly phasing out the DISC (CD or DVD), just as they phased out the floppy disc with the first iMac? ...
Boot from the SD card slot in new MacBook Pros
Infinite Loop —
... Apple has posted a knowledge base article on the new SD card slots, noting compatibility with various capacity media, certain filesystems (exFAT is not one of them), and lack of support for SDI/O cards. But, an SD card formatted as Mac OS Extended and given a GUID partition map can be used to install a bootable version of Mac OS X. This could be very handy as an emergency backup and troubleshooting volume, for instance. ...
New MacBook Pros Can Boot From Their Internal SD Slot [Apple]
Gizmodo —
... According to a fresh Knowledge Base article, a properly formatted SD card can be used to boot OS X from the internal slot. As (vaguely) described, this could be a valuable backup and restoration tool, or a convenient way to maintain a semi-portable install of your OS. In proper ...
New MacBook Pros Can Boot From Internal SD Slot [Apple]
Gizmodo —
... According to a fresh Knowledge Base article, a properly formatted SD card can be used to boot OS X from the internal slot. As (vaguely) described, this could be a valuable backup and restoration tool, or a convenient way to maintain a semi-portable install of your OS. In proper ...
SD stands for...startup drive?
Macworld —
... ; specifically, the fact that the 15-inch MacBook Pro has lost its ExpressCard slot in favor of the same SD-card reader found on the new 13-inch versions. I think having an SD-card reader will be handy, but I do understand the frustration of those who actually use ExpressCard peripherals. Both of you. (I kid!) Still, there's another reason, beyond photo-downloading convenience, to dig the SD-card slot, and it's buried in an Apple support document (scroll down to the twelfth section): Can I install Mac OS X on an SD storage device and use it as a startup volume? Yes. Change ...
MacBook Pro SD slot not just for digital camera cards
Macworld —
Posted on by Aulia Masna , Macworld.com French site HardMac discovered a newly-published Apple Knowledge Base article which noted that the new MacBook Pros can boot off Secure Digital cards , as well as answering other questions regarding the just-released models' SD card slot. Is this a further sign of Apple moving away from optical discs or is it just providing a convenient way for MacBook Pro owners to deal with situations that might require support or maintenance in the absence of an Install DVD? The article also mentioned that the Mac ...
New MacBook Pro SD slot is for More than just photos
Computerworld Blogs - Macintosh & Apple —
... feature an SD card slot. For most users, this means an easy way to transfer digital photos by popping out the memory card and inserting it directly in the MacBook without needing to bother with cables or external card readers. But, that isn't the only advantage. My first thoughts on seeing this feature Monday were that it would present an alternative to USB flash drives which, while not really big and bulky, are bigger and bulkier than SD cards. However, Apple's recently published Knowledge Base article on the cards shows that they have some other uses in that they can be ...
That SD slot on the MacBook Pro? Not just for digital cameras
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) —
... reports on a newly released Apple Knowledge Base article that reveals this nice little tidbit about the new MacBook Pro's SD slot. Not only can you use it to dump pictures off your digital camera, but you can use it as a boot disk if need be. The article also reveals: ...
Boot your new MacBook from an SD card? Back up to it too?
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence —
... It probably isn't a big surprise to many, but you can officially boot the new MacBook Pros from an SD card according to this KnowledgeBase Article (via ...
Use the new MacBook SD cardslot as a boot device and more.
MacFixIt —
... boot device and more. Apple's replacement of the ExpressCard slot with a SD card reader may seem like a limitation to some people, but given the popularity of SD cards for cameras and video recorders, as well as for other electronics devices the move makes marketing sense, and the slots may just be more useful than they appear at first glance. There have been many questions about the specifics of the SD card's usage, and Apple has compiled them into a FAQ that they've posted in this knowledgebase article , with troubleshooting advice, ways to manage formats and partitions, and ...
Apple's new MacBook Pros can boot from media in SD card slot
AppleInsider —
... Published: 04:00 PM EST Apple's new 13- and 15-inch MacBook Pros introduced this week feature an SD (Secure Digital) card slot primarily for reading and writing media files to SD cards, but this tiny slot can also serve as a lifesaver, allowing you to boot from an SD card during a state of emergency. In a tech note published this week summarizing uses and compatibility for the SD slots, Apple notes that you can install Mac OS X on an SD card and use it as a startup volume simply by changing the default partition table to GUID using Disk Utility, and then formating the card ...
New MacBook Pros Boot From SD Cards
TidBITS: Mac News for the Rest of Us —
... However, a recent Apple KnowledgeBase article reveals an extremely useful and previously unmentioned feature of the SD card slot: users can boot the Mac from an SD card with Mac OS X installed on it. ...
New Macbook Pros Support Booting From SD Slot
Mac|Life —
sd card slot How cool would it be if you could carry a card the size of a quarter that had a full operating system on it? Oh wait, you CAN now. Apple, in a tech support document, states that the new SD card slots on the MacBook Pro line of laptops will support full fledged OS booting. In fact, they even recommend that you keep a bootable copy of OS X on an SD card, presumably 16GB or 32GB, to troubleshoot your computer when it dies. However, there are a vast amount of possibilities for booting off an SD card. First, because Apple claims that the SD card slot will support 240 ...
Can an SD card startup disk be used on any Mac?
Macworld —
... that says that you can use an SD card as a startup disk on any Mac. The only Knowledge Base article that specifically addresses booting with an SD card is the article about the SD card slot on the new 13- and 15-inch MacBook Pros . I grabbed a few Macs out of Macworld Labs and did some informal testing. I took the same SD card I created in the video (the one that used the OS installation disc from the new 13-inch MacBook Pro) and tried to use it as a startup disk. I was able to boot only the MacBook Pros in the bulletted list below. None of the other Macs worked. Then I ...
Are Optical Drives Going the Way of the Floppy?
TheAppleBlog —
... Why otherwise, Weintraub reasons, would Apple bother going to the trouble of explaining how to configure a bootable SD card, which it recently did in a Knowledge Base article. He deduces that the SD card is now a key element in Apple’s MacBook strategy, destined to replace optical drives on most Apple laptops going forward, which would logically mean system install/software restore data along with application software eventually ...
Build a Bootable Rescue SD Card For Your Mac
Mac|Life —
... SD card; Minimum 8GB SanDisk Extreme III. Note: Other SD cards may work, but will be considerably slower. See this Apple support document for more information on compatible SD cards. ...
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