Back up drive will not boot
Hi all!
Backing up my system drive to external (OWC) drive... it's worked in the past; however this time although it shows up as a bootable drive when I restart my computer (option + power), it only gets as far as the grey Apple screen and then the system just hangs. 1st attempt was as a Smart Update... then tried Erase, then copy option... then erased the entire drive via Disk Utility and tried Erase/copy option again. All to no avail. Again, the drive does show up as a bootable drive, it just simply won't complete the boot process. Any advice? Thanks in advance! -- Sue |
Well, try the "Backup boots but all applications crash" fix pinned at the top of this forum, Sue. Let's see if that helps.
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-- Sue |
Ah, no, it doesn't (you didn't mention you were using Tiger). Perhaps try renaming the backup drive to the *same* name as the source drive before starting up from it?
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Hmm... well, I can try that... but somehow I thought it was inadvisable to give two drives the same name.
Sorry I neglected to mention Tiger in my original email... I'm finally getting around to installing Leopard, but don't want to do it until I make sure that I have a working backup of my system drive. I suppose that it could be a drive problem... I just haven't had any issues with the OWC drives (or SuperDuper, of course) before. Thanks. |
Well, in this case we're trying it under controlled circumstances to determine if that might be the problem...
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Backup copy won't boot
My backup does not boot, either...but I don't even see it as a bootable option in StartUp Disk preferences. The drive is an EZQuest. Am I correct that Shirt Pocket has said that only OWC drives are "pretty much" guaranteed to make bootable backups? If so, why? (Yes, I told SuperDuper to back up all files, not just my user, so it should have a complete copy of the drive, I believe.)
Carol |
Your problem, Carol, is very likely that the drive is mispartitioned (or, possibly, is a USB drive on a Power PC Mac -- I can't tell). The FAQ about drives that won't boot will likely prove helpful -- see "Help > Frequently Asked Questions" inside SD.
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Your problem, Carol, is very likely that the drive is mispartitioned (or, possibly, is a USB drive on a Power PC Mac -- I can't tell). The FAQ about drives that won't boot will likely prove helpful -- see "Help > Frequently Asked Questions" inside SD.
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Bridge question
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My question, then, is how/where to tell which bridge my enclosure has? I have been unable to find that information in any documentation or online. [BTW, I would have responded within the FAQ but was denied that ability -- do I need to do something else with my membership in order to do so?] Thanks! |
In general terms, the drives we recommend have true Oxford chipsets. Contacting the manufacturer can also provide this information.
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