How to Boot a Mac From an IPod
You're having issues with your Mac and it will not boot on its own. If you have an iPod handy you can boot your Mac from your iPod. The iPod is also useful for those of you who want to run several operating systems without having to install them on your Mac's hard drive. Just follow these instructions and you can boot your Mac from an iPod.
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Instructions
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Plug an iPod into your Mac. Find the "Utilities" folder and open "Disk Utility." Click the iPod icon on the left side of the screen and then select "Erase" on the right side.
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Click on "Mac OS Extended" and give the drive a name. Select "Erase." Exit the "Disk Utility."
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Insert the operating system disc into the Mac CD drive and start the installation. Select the drive you made on the iPod. This procedure installs the operating system on to the erased iPod.
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Flip the hold switch on the iPod, then flip it back and press and hold the button on the center for about 10 seconds. It will take about 40 minutes for the new operating system to finish installing on the iPod.
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Unplug the iPod and reboot the Mac once it is finished installing. Log back into the Mac and plug the iPod back in. Add any other files you may want on the iPod.
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Connect the iPod with the new operating system in to the Mac.
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Go to "System Preferences" and click on "Startup Disk." Choose the operating system you installed on the iPod. Select "Confirm" and then select "Restart."
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Faster method: Skip Steps 1 to 6. Use Carbon Copy Cloner (CCC) to clone the current partition/hard disk (source) to your iPod (target). This works best on a fresh installation of OS X, which will run fine on iPods 20GB or bigger.
