01-13-2009, 02:32 AM
I'm not sure if this is what I was recalling about potential software update issues but, regardless, I just avoid any possibility of incompatibility by sticking to the appropriate format and b-u to sparse images:
Quote from the Apple link above...
"Note: Support for the very latest shipping Intel-based Macs may not immediately become available via Software Update, but may be picked up in the next Mac OS X 10.5.x update. Your external disk may not be able to start an Intel-based Mac that shipped with a version of Mac OS X later than what is on the external disk."
Quote from the Apple link above...
"Note: Support for the very latest shipping Intel-based Macs may not immediately become available via Software Update, but may be picked up in the next Mac OS X 10.5.x update. Your external disk may not be able to start an Intel-based Mac that shipped with a version of Mac OS X later than what is on the external disk."