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Drobo Mini & SuperDuper
Hello,
I have created a special SuperDuper partition on my new Drobo Mini and performed an initial backup. However I now realize that I might not be able to boot from my Drobo Mini. I understand from previous posts that Thunderbolt will not work, and that USB only *might*. (These are the only two kinds of connectivity ports on a Drobo Mini.) Option-rebooting my MBA with the Drobo already up and running fails to show the clone volume. Are there further steps I can take or is this a lost cause? Thank you, Eric |
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Thunderbolt can work if the Mac supports Thunderbolt, Eric.
So - does the partition show up as a bootable volume when you look in the Startup Disk Preference Pane?
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Hi Dave, I should have thought of checking that. Well, strangely enough, the SuperDuper Drobo partition does show up as a bootable volume in the System Preferences, but when I select it and restart the screen remains blank for a little while—as though it's searching for the partition—then the computer boots from the internal hard drive. I also tried option-rebooting and waiting for a full minute to see if it just takes a while to register the Drobo partition, no go. Still stuck, then. Eric |
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OK.
Power off your Mac. Disconnect the Drobo. Get the Mac to the Option+power on menu. Once there, connect the Drobo by Thunderbolt and see if it shows up.
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Always amazed how promptly you respond Dave.
Powered off my MBA. Disconnected the Thunderbolt: the green lights go right off on the Drobo. Option+Power On menu Reconnected the Thunderbolt: the green lights come right back on. The volume doesn't show up—I gave it two minutes this time. Eric |
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Same thing happens if you do it with USB?
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I know drobo does not support the bootable thing. I just checked their website. My question is regarding the command you mention in the above quote… What is this? I don't understand what option+power on means? Pretty stupid since I have been a mac user since 1985. Sorry.
Joe |
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