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Holding down the Option key while starting up a computer running Mac OS X will enter the Startup Manager from which the source for the computer to boot from can be selected. Ensure that external drives are powered and connected before turning on the computer. Intel based Macs can be booted from USB2 or FireWire drives while older Macs will not boot from USB drives.

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