on 2/21/04 10:26 PM, John Daniell at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Chuck Stinnett writes "Apple, not Power Computing, Macs can be booted > from CD by holding down just the C key". I beg to differ. When > booting from a CD, for example Norton Utilities CD for defragging > etc., I always boot up from that disc by holding down "C" on my Power > Center 150. It's always worked for me, ever since new.
I do stand corrected. I had relied on this information since reading in the PowerTower (non-Pro) User's Guide section titled, To start up from a CD-ROM: "You can remove the internal drive from the startup sequence (and force your system to boot from a floppy or the CD-ROM if you have it in place) by holding down the command, shift, option and delete keys when you start up." [parenthesis theirs] page 75. But I just booted my PowerTower from a Norton SystemWorks CD using the C key, and it worked like a charm. (I booted from a Teac 516S CD-ROM drive, which was not stock in the PowerTower but which I bought from someone who removed it from a PowerTower Pro. I love that drive because of the way the tray SHOOTS out of the case when you push the button!) Interestingly, the PowerTowerPro User's Guide also directs you to use the Command-Option-Shift-Delete sequence to boot from a CD (page 42). Count me in with the C-key Crowd in the future! -- Chuck -- Power Computing is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Power Computing list info: <http://lowendmac.com/power/list.html> --> 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]> List archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powercomputing%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
