On Wednesday, May 1, 2002, at 07:20 AM, Gary Gorbet wrote:
> >> In a message dated 5/1/02 2:15:44 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >> >> << The thing is that I have the System CD in the original CD drive. I >> don't know why I can't boot from that. >> >> >> Are you hitting the "C" when starting up to select the CD/ROM??? >> > Don't know if your machine is an S900, but on my S900 "C" never > seemed to work to boot from a CD. Instead, I need to do the Vulcan > salute: Command+Option+Shift+Delete held down while I hit the power > button. > OK, I've tried both the "c" key and the Vulcan restart and I still get that flashing question mark. In any case, I would have thought that if I had a good system disk anywhere, the computer would look for it. The key combos are for when you have more than one good system disk. I'm dreading having to pull everything out of the computer, but it looks like that's the next step. The hardware version of starting w/o extensions. -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | SPECIAL SM LIST PRICES - 24x Bootable SCSI CDROM $39.99, Umax Processors $19.99 PowerSupplies from C500/C600 $49.99 J700/S900 $79.99 <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.shtml> 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/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
