I use both hands on the keyboard and stick my big toe on the power button. works for me. <smile>
-Eric On Dec 2, 2010, at 1:01 AM, Anne Robertson wrote: > Hello Les, > > On 2 Dec 2010, at 04:00, Les Kriegler wrote: >> >> >> A couple of comments/questions here. First, this is a very difficult >> keystroke to execute. You're talking about typing five keystrokes at once, >> I cannot do this. I can hit Command-Option P with my right hand, hit the >> button to power on the machine with my left hand, and then while holding >> down the 3 keys, race over before hearing the music and hit the R key. > You must be using a desktop machine. On all the laptops I've had, I've been > able to hold down the Command and Option keys with my left thumb, the R key > with my left middle finger, the P key with my right thumb and the Power > button with my right middle finger. > > On a desktop machine, you would have to move the keyboard close to the Power > button to be able to do this alone. > >> I don't hear 4 chimes, I hear a buzzing sound 4 times, then the normal >> startup sound again. Am I executing the reset procedure properly? > I don't think so. I always hear the chimes. > >> How does one know that it actually worked? > Hearing the chimes tells you that it's working and if problems go away that > didn't go away with just a restart, then that's more evidence that it's > worked. > > Cheers, > > Anne > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
