MacPro boot up from DVD drive

briant · #1 November 19th, 2007, 01:22 PM

I'd like to use Drive Genius on my MacPro, but can't seem to boot from the dvd drive whle holding down the C key. I've used it on my iMacs with no problem. Is there something new/different about booting up from the dvd drive?
Thanks in advance for all of your help.
Briant

DeltaMac · #2 November 19th, 2007, 03:28 PM

The boot OS on the Drive Genius disk is probably too old. Your Mac Pro needs a minumum of 10.4.7 - and the right version of that - or something newer to even boot. I suspect that the Drive Genius disk is older than that, and you won't boot without the newer version. Drive Genius has a means to create a newer boot disk (I think) at their web site.

briant · #3 November 19th, 2007, 06:20 PM

Thanks so much for yur help. You're right, I do have an older version. I'll try their site and let you know of the results.
Thanks again, brian