Hey all: A regular list lurker here popping up with a weird one. My B&W G3 won't boot to the startup manager when I hold down the option key when the machine boots.
Machine is running OS 9.2.2 with 512MB RAM. Four total drives: two internal hard drives on the motherboard IDE bus, two on a Sonnet Tempo ATA/66 PCI card. Machine will boot from any drive when the drive is selected in the Startup Disk control panel. To be clear, I hold down the option key and power on the computer. No startup manager appears; the machine boots to the hard drive selected in the startup disk panel. I did, at one point, attempt to install Ubuntu linux on a hard drive attached to the Tempo ATA card. The install went smoothly, but the machine refused to boot, so I did a low-level reformat of the drive and did a clean install of OS 9.2.2. I have reset the PRAM, booted to OF to reset the nvram, pulled the battery and let it sit, pulled out the RAM sticks and let the machine rest overnight, etc. But still no startup manager when I hold down the option key during the boot process. I use a Apple Extended Keyboard II ADB keyboard regularly, but it wont' work with an Apple-branded USB keyboard, either. Any suggestions? I'm just looking for a quick way to boot to a separate hard drive when I turn on the machine--I have some edutainment titles for my kids which don't like all the extras in my regular boot volume's System Folder. Thanks in advance, -- Matthew W. Schmeer <mwschmeer(at)yahoo.com> B&W G3 400Mhz Mac OS 9.2.2 512 MB RAM Epson 740i StyleWriter II via Belkin Serial Adapter USB Iomega Zip 100 D-Link 7-port USB Hub BusLink USB Floppy External Firewire LiteOn 52x24x52x CD-RW Internal Samsung CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:g-list@mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
