Apple Silicon Macs can't boot from external drive if internal drive failed

Re:Apple Silicon Macs can't boot from external drive if inte... by nyxaiur on Tuesday November 02, 2021 @01:28PM (#29084462)

pcie and nvme ssds use ports that are similar to ram slots there is no more cable involved.

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Re:Apple Silicon Macs can't boot from external drive if inte... by Dylan16807 on Tuesday November 02, 2021 @01:58PM (#29084981)

And 2.5 inch drives can and often do have ports directly mounted on the laptop motherboard. If you don't want to use a cable, then you simply don't use a cable. Nothing else changes.

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Re:Apple Silicon Macs can't boot from external drive if inte... by handrous on Tuesday November 02, 2021 @02:25PM (#29085395)

It's less the cable than the connector, so, similar trouble with nvme ports (and ram slots, for that matter). I've barely had exposure to supporting laptop hardware, and have seen "thing shimmied loose" or "contact corroded" as the root cause of problems more than once.

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