John, If the ways of old hold true, you've just Zapped the Parameter RAM (reset the PRAM) on your machine, which resets its basic start up instructions; and because of the unusual one-hand facilitatiion of this at the keyboard, it is otherwise known as the "Vulcan Death Grip" in those days past. : )
Regards, Russ Preston On Sep 13, 2006, at 9:43 AM, Profile wrote: > Just to keep you informed of the update problems of the "blue > screen" on the MacBook, I called Apple this morning, had to get to > a second level before a solution was discovered, so I pass this > along just in case someone else would have my experience. > > I had tried booting from the Apple C.D., I had tried booting by > holding the "option" key, I had tried booting holding the "shift" > key, nothing would work, but the combination below did the trick: > > > Hold down the 1) Apple key, 2)Option key, 3) R key, 4) P key, hit > the start button and hold everything down for two separate tones (a > few seconds between). Then let off the power key, but hold the > other keys until a second reboot begins, then let off all keys. > It is working fine. > > > John R -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.math.louisville.edu/pipermail/macgroup/attachments/20060913/2231cce5/attachment.html -------------- next part -------------- _______________________________________________ The next Louisville Computer Society meeting is September 26. Posting address: MacGroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu Information: http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup
