Time Machine BEFORE installing Leopard

[Derek Chesterfield]

On 28 Oct 2007, at 00:33, Kevin Callahan wrote:
>
> On Oct 27, 2007, at 4:25 PM, Matt Penna wrote:
>> On Oct 27, 2007, at 6:06 PM, Kevin Callahan wrote:
>>> I know Shawn mentioned you could do a TM backup BEFORE installing  
>>> Leopard.
>>> I installed L on two machines at home and I don't recall seeing  
>>> that option.
>>> I mentioned it to my BIL who'd installed it on 3 machines and he'd  
>>> not see it either.
>>> Also mentioned it to another friend who'd installed L on one  
>>> machine, and he'd not seen the option.
>>>
>>> How is it that we're missing it?  is it not obvious? or are we  
>>> just not reading the install wizard options?
>>
>> Experience on this seems to be inconsistent.
>>
>> I haven't installed it yet, but a friend I just spoke with said all  
>> you need is to have a spare drive hooked up when the installer is  
>> run and you will be prompted to back up before installing.
> I had 5 drives hooked up ..
> hmm
>>
>> This might sound like a dumb question, but did you have your drive  
>> connected before you started installation? I'm curious why some are  
>> seeing it and some not.
> I must have not noticed the option (both installations)

Or maybe my answer was correct?

The option is only presented if the Mac already has a Time Machine  
backup *already* configured. To do that, you must have previously had  
Leopard installed.

I am guessing the people who see the option have played with the  
developer seeds....