Imac and external hdd

im trying to boot from external hdd and efi bios does not even see the external hard drive!!!!
i work at the educational facility and i just got 40 imacs that have to be cloned!!!
doing every one of those by hand would be a nightmare.
does apple actually provide any tools except netboot and netinstall that would help me with the quest?
any tricks i have to do on the mack to recognize external drive as a boot drive?

A good source for how to do netinstalls is www.bombich.com.
You fail to tell us anything about this external drive, how it's formatted, what's installed on it, etc. The general rundown is:
You need to partition the external drive using the GUID partition scheme. If the external drive has never been formatted before then format the drive Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) This should be done using the OS X Installer Disk One that came with the computers. If the computers are all the exact same model then you only need use one of the installer discs. However, if you have different hardware, then each different model has a different build of OS X. You will need two different external drives or you will have to update the system on the external drive to one that will be common for all the models you have (this would be 10.4.8 (Intel).
Here's the procedure:
Extended Hard Drive Preparation
1. Boot from your OS X Installer Disk. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. Then select Disk Utility from the Installer menu (Utilities menu for Tiger.)
2. After DU loads select your external drive (this is the entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Click on the Partition tab in the DU main window.
3. Set the number of partitions from the dropdown menu (use 1 partition unless you wish to make more.) Click on the Option button and select the GUID partition map and click on OK. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Partition button and wait until the volume(s) mount on the Desktop.
4. Select the volume you just created (this is the sub-entry under the drive entry) from the left side list. Click on the Erase tab in the DU main window.
5. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled, if supported.) Click on the Options button, check the button for Zero Data and click on OK to return to the Erase window.
6. Click on the Erase button. The format process will take 30 minutes to an hour or more depending upon the drive size.
After formatting is completed quit DU and return to the installer. Now quit the installer. The computer will reboot. After reboot clone the system on the iMac to the external drive:
How to Clone Using Restore Option of Disk Utility
1. Open Disk Utility from the Utilities folder.
2. Select the backup or destination volume from the left side list.
3. Click on the Erase tab in the DU main window. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (journaled, if available) and click on the Erase button. This step can be skipped if the destination has already been freshly erased.
4. Click on the Restore tab in the DU main window.
5. Select the backup or destination volume from the left side list and drag it to the Destination entry field.
6. Select the startup or source volume from the left side list and drag it to the Source entry field.
7. Double-check you got it right, then click on the Restore button.
8. Select the destination drive on the Desktop and press COMMAND-I to open the Get Info window. At the bottom in the Ownership and Permissions section be sure the box labeled "Ignore Permissions on this Volume" is unchecked. Verify the settings for Ownership and Permissions as follows: Owner=system with read/write; Group=admin with read/write; Other with read-only. If they are not correct then reset them.
For added precaution you can boot into safe mode before doing the clone.
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    1. Can anyone recommend a companion external HDD for Aperture and the 2011 MBPro?  I guess either FW800 or Thunderbolt are the way to go.  The Lacie Little Big Disk Thunderbolt might be an option but is this overkill for Aperture masters or would FW800 be sufficient.  I’ve also seen the G-Tech G-RAID mini, Lacie Rugged – thoughts welcome.
    Key requirements are a) as compact as possible, and b) bus powered.
    2. What kind of performance can I expect if I go down this route?  Is there going to be significant loading/processing delay whenever I switch to a new image?
    3. How will Aperture cope with (eg) syncing photos to iPad / iPhone if the drive containing the masters isn’t connected?  Put another way, are JPG renders saved in the Aperture library (i.e. on my MBP SSD) or with the masters?
    Thanks in advance to anyone who responds!
    Aljrob

    Aljrob_UK wrote:
     ...I have a 2011 MB Pro (2.3Ghz i7 with 512GB SSD) on order and 8GB of DDR 3 arriving
    ...I understand that moving to referenced masters on an external drive might be a good idea and save me precious SSD-space.
    1. Can anyone recommend a companion external HDD for Aperture and the 2011 MBPro?  I guess either FW800 or Thunderbolt are the way to go.
    ...Key requirements are a) as compact as possible, and b) bus powered.
    OWC (an excellent vendor) has the Elite Pro Mini hard drive that meets your specs:
    http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/firewire/EliteALmini/eSATA_FW800_FW400_USB
    Thiunderbolt drives are not mainstream yet but eSATA and FW800 both work well. The multiple connection methods of OWC drives allow very desirable flexibility when purposing/repurposing drives.
    Note too that the MBP optical drive can be replaced with up to a 1-TB hard drive DIY or OWC will do it for you. That is what I am doing with my 17" 2011 MBP.
    2. Is there going to be significant loading/processing delay whenever I switch to a new image?
    SSD latency is orders of magnitude less than hard drives. Switching to a new image even fast hard drives with fast connectivity add significant latency delay. To avoid that what I do is leave (Referenced) Masters on the SSD until all editing is complete (which may be a few weeks). Only then do I use Aperture to change the Referenced Masters location from the SSD to a large external drive.
    What kind of performance can I expect if I go down this route?
    With Masters on the SSD and 8 GB RAM imports/exports are very fast and all Aperture editing is essentially instant. You will be pleased!
    Suggested workflow steps for Referenced Masters:
    • Use a FW card reader or MBP slot to copy to a file folder on the SSD (never directly into Aperture or any other images management app). With fast camera cards copy times are quick, but cheap slow cards can slow this step down a lot.
    • Eject and physically disconnect the card reader.
    • Back up that file folder on external drive(s).
    • Only after backup is complete, reformat the camera card in-camera.
    • Import images into Aperture from the file folder on the SSD.
    HTH
    -Allen Wicks

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