on 5/02/02 3:09 PM, Keith Johnson at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > on 5/2/02 2:30 PM, (Quadlist) at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >>>> My Performa 575 just gives me the gray screen with mouse cursor at startup, >>>> no happy Mac, no question mark disk. >>> >>> Try pulling the hard drive and see if you can get it to boot from a floppy >>> or CD. >> >> I pulled the hard drive, floppy, and CD drive, and at least got the question >> mark disk. That's when I realized there was a CD in the CD drive. Took the >> CD out, put things back together, and it booted just fine. I don't know >> what that was about. > > Maybe the CD-ROM drive was selected as the startup disk?
That was my guess, but even after selecting the hard drive as the startup disk, it still wouldn't boot with that CD in the drive. -- Quadlist is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Quadlist info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> 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]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
