Hi! I think that the Command-Option-X-O thing does apply only to the original Classic. Anyway, what I do to use that combination is to press it just after the power-on chime, and maintain it pressed until I see the "Wellcome to Macintosh" screen. If you follow this and still get a flashing question mark, it may be because the Classic II doesn't have an internal ROM disk (not sure of it at the moment).
If you are getting a flashing question mark, it means that the computer can't find a disk to boot from. If this happens in a model that is supposed to have an internal hard drive in all configurations (like the Classic II), something is obviously going bad. Try to create a boot disk with Apple HD SC Setup and First Aid in it, and try to determine if the disk has any problems. If the HD shows in the desktop just after booting with the diskette, you may need to transfer a System into it. If not, try to use First Aid and Apple HD SC Setup (in this order) to locate errors in the drive. If even Apple HD SC Setup doesn't show the drive, it may be dead, or perhaps the previous owner has taken out the hard drive... Of course, it can be also that the SCSI controller is broken. Greetings, Antonio Rodr�guez (Grijan) <ftp://grijan.cjb.net:21000/> iamcarmoda ha escrito: > I mentioned to a mate a while ago I was looking for a Mac Classic for a bit > of fun. > He turned up yesterday with a Classic II with original squarish mouse and > keyboard, [$15] > it turns on, however it only goes as far as a floppy icon with a question > mark. from some limited research I assume this is a boot floppy disk it is > looking for? I have tried the 'ctrl-opt-x-o' trick with no success. is there > some secret to it? - or perhaps is something very unwell with this little > fellow? -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
