On a very old (early 2008; A1260) 15" MBP, holding down C key while
powering it up does not boot up from this connected USB device. Holding
down option key, while powering on, does show the connected bootable USB
PNY 64 GB flash drive with its El Capitan Mac OS X on screen. I also can select to boot it as well.
Does this old MBP model not support C key while powering on to boot?
On a very old (early 2008; A1260) 15" MBP, holding down C key while
powering it up does not boot up from this connected USB device. Holding
down option key, while powering on, does show the connected bootable USB
PNY 64 GB flash drive with its El Capitan Mac OS X on screen. I also can select to boot it as well.
Ant <ANTant@zimage.com> wrote:
On a very old (early 2008; A1260) 15" MBP, holding down C key while
powering it up does not boot up from this connected USB device. Holding
down option key, while powering on, does show the connected bootable USB
PNY 64 GB flash drive with its El Capitan Mac OS X on screen. I also can
select to boot it as well.
Does this old MBP model not support C key while powering on to boot?
Contrary to Apple's support page (<https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201255>), my experience is that the
C key only works for optical drives. Other types of local devices
require the Option key.
In article <XJudnWYNKY-UjC3FnZ2dnUU7-RXNnZ2d@earthlink.com>, Ant <ANTant@zimage.com> wrote:
On a very old (early 2008; A1260) 15" MBP, holding down C key while
powering it up does not boot up from this connected USB device. Holding
down option key, while powering on, does show the connected bootable USB
PNY 64 GB flash drive with its El Capitan Mac OS X on screen. I also can
select to boot it as well.
the c key is for a cd or dvd.
you want the option key.
On a very old (early 2008; A1260) 15" MBP, holding down C key while
powering it up does not boot up from this connected USB device.
On 2/24/2017 10:01 AM, nospam wrote:
In article <XJudnWYNKY-UjC3FnZ2dnUU7-RXNnZ2d@earthlink.com>, Ant
<ANTant@zimage.com> wrote:
On a very old (early 2008; A1260) 15" MBP, holding down C key while
powering it up does not boot up from this connected USB device. Holding
down option key, while powering on, does show the connected bootable USB >>> PNY 64 GB flash drive with its El Capitan Mac OS X on screen. I also can >>> select to boot it as well.
the c key is for a cd or dvd.
you want the option key.
Ah. I guess https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201255 is wrong then! I
was wondering why it didn't work!
Ah. I guess https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201255 is wrong then! I
was wondering why it didn't work!
Pretty sure "Such as macOS install media" means "macOS install media"
On 2/24/2017 11:07 PM, Lewis wrote:
...
Ah. I guess https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201255 is wrong then! I
was wondering why it didn't work!
Pretty sure "Such as macOS install media" means "macOS install media"
A bootable USB flash drive of El Capitan isn't? :(
In message <uYidnZJSSomQ2yzFnZ2dnUU7-U-dnZ2d@earthlink.com> Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote:
On 2/24/2017 11:07 PM, Lewis wrote:
...
Ah. I guess https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201255 is wrong then! I
was wondering why it didn't work!
Pretty sure "Such as macOS install media" means "macOS install media"
A bootable USB flash drive of El Capitan isn't? :(
When Apple stopped producing DVDs they briefly made available a USB
installer that you could purchase to stop all the whiners. It, as
predicted, sold about 47 units total and the product was quickly
retired.
It is also possible that much newer machines without CD drives might use
the 'C' key to allow booting from USB while a 2008 machine will not.
I am too lazy to check
When Apple stopped producing DVDs they briefly made available a USB
installer that you could purchase to stop all the whiners. It, as
predicted, sold about 47 units total and the product was quickly
retired.
When Apple stopped producing DVDs they briefly made available a USB installer that you could purchase to stop all the whiners. It, as predicted, sold about 47 units total and the product was quickly
retired.
Which may have been from lack of interest or may have been because there
were ways to create your own for free.
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