This is a question that's heard quite a bit when discussing CD-R/W drives. Most of us were even happier at the end, too! But lets get to the details and questions everyone has. We put the drive through the standard paces, added some steps to that list just for good measure, and everyone lived to tell the tale. This is a slimline drive, about three-quarters of an inch thick, certainly suited for users on-the-go, but would (and did) work just as well for someone who wants to save a little desk space with their desktop machine. We recently had the opportunity to do some long-term testing with VST's Portable CD-R/W drive, and overall we were very impressed. VST's Portable USB CD-RW: Smaller Is Better Portable USB CD-RW Drive With FireWire Cable Announced This way I can update the images without the need of burning new CDs, and it´s possible to make larger images.The Mac Observer Express Daily Newsletter I boot from the same CD on all kinds of setups and drag any image on Apple Software Restore. This CD contains the system folder, Apple Software Restore, ASR Prefs and the Image.Ī really cool feature is that I keep all my images on a network volume.

I have made a bootable CD based on the original restore CD. Then you have a image you can use to restore a complete system.

Start all programs with first run dialogs and configure the programs as you like them.Ĥ - Make a folder with the name of your HD (Macintosh HD) and copy everything into this folder (this way you save a lot of space).ĥ - Make a Read-Only compressed image with Disc copyĦ - Calculate the checksum for the image with ASR (see the article in MacAddict) These steps is based on an article in MacAddict How To: Create Your Own Restore CDġ - Install everything and make sure to configure all options like machine name, file sharing, appletalk, printers etc. You can also make a complete image of your system incl.

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