Hi Folks, I've loaned my Starmax 3000 to a friend. It is his first Mac after being a very amateur PC operator.
Explorer froze him out and so he started pushing various F Keys along with Command, Option and Control in various meaningless combinations as though he was still on his old PC, and now he can't get past the flashing Question mark. I think his random F-Key attempts at hard restart are the root cause of the computer not being to locate its operating system. You think? I got him to boot from a TechTool Pro 3 CD, over the phone, but even TechTool after scanning for missing volumes, and selecting his hard Drive. . . won't rebuild either the Desktop or the Directory or defrag. Zapped the Pram, tried starting with extensions off. . . no go. I suspect a corrupt Finder and prefs . I still use the old non-F-Key keyboard and know the three-finger salute (hard restart) on this board (Command-Ctrl-power) but what is it on the Extended board with the F keys, which he is using? The Starmax has dual ports and he is still using his PC mouse. Thanks, Terry -- StarMax is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> StarMax list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/starmax.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]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/starmax%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
