hmm. that's interesting. of course all of my recent macs have been portables, so i don't have to worry about such things.
anyways, in recent memory, on both a G4 iBook, G4 powerbook, and two macbooks, holding down the option key while booting has let me choose from a bootable drive or an install CD/DVD. i'll keep the other methods in mind though. r On Jan 29, 2008, at 10:46 PM, Jerry Freeman wrote: > correct, but i haven't always found it reliable. my g5 will not boot > from a superduper managed boot drive by that method, but no reason it > would not work for others. could be the pci card that i have the boot > drive hanging from is not compatible. best...jf > > On Jan 29, 2008, at 9:18 PM, b3studios wrote: > >> Doesn't just holding down 'option' while restarting let you choose >> the >> drive to boot from? > > > > _______________________________________________ > The next Louisville Computer Society meeting will > be February 26 at MacAuthority, 128 Breckinridge Lane. > Posting address: [email protected] > Information: http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup > _______________________________________________ The next Louisville Computer Society meeting will be February 26 at MacAuthority, 128 Breckinridge Lane. Posting address: [email protected] Information: http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup
