Can the T61p boot from the Firewire (IEEE1394a​) port?

I'm planning to reinstall Vista soon, and am trying to sort out whether I can beat a USB flash drive for installation time.
Thanks!

Yes I do it all the time. I have a copy of Tiger on my external but leopard would work as well.

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  • Tiger won't boot from external firewire

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