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Brad
02-26-2011, 05:14 AM
Hey Dave,

So... I'm excited about the new thunderbolt interface on the new Macs. Will they be bootable? Can't wait to get a new Mac and an external drive from OWC that boots off of thunderbolt...

~ Brad
dnanian
02-26-2011, 07:08 AM
Apple has said that, right now, Thunderbolt is not bootable.
Brad
03-04-2011, 06:08 AM
Bummer. Yeah, this post has some further detail: http://www.tidbits.com/article/11993 Hopefully, eventually, we will be able to.
sjk
03-04-2011, 01:08 PM
Thanks for posting that link, Brad.
JoeHansen
06-04-2011, 01:36 PM
I just spoke with Apple sales. The rep I spoke with assured me that Thunderbolt supports bootable drives.
dnanian
06-04-2011, 02:45 PM
The sales rep is being a bit misleading. While Thunderbolt may "support" bootable drives, you cannot boot from drives on Thunderbolt as of right now.