Is the new iMac USB 2.0 Bootable ???

Two questions really:
Is it possible to boot the new iMac from an external USB 2.0 device ???
If it is possible, how do I use the install disks that came with my new iMac to install a copy of Mac OS 10.4.10 onto an external USB 2.0 hard drive connected to my new iMac ??
Enquiring minds want to know !!
M

Hmmmm....
Hum hum
Thanks for the quick reply and good morning !!
No problem and good afternoon
My internal drive is 500 gigs and the external drive is only 120 gigs.
Will cloning using CCC or SuperDuper still be an option or is there some way I can start up the iMac from the DVD and select the external drive as the install destination and do a fresh install of 10.4.10 ???
If the used space on the internal hd is less than 120GB then yes, you will be able to clone it to your external 120GB hd. If it's more, then, obviously, you cannot.
You can install Mac OS X 10.4.x from your install DVD in exactly the same way as you would a normal installation; startup from the OS DVD but this time select the external USB drive as the volume to install to. You should be aware of the licensing agreement though. You are only allowed to install the OS on one Mac. Having said that, you are not really installing to another Mac are you... all you want to do is make an external bootable drive. It's a thin line.
Kryten

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