on 7/10/02 11:32 PM, Seth M. at [EMAIL PROTECTED] coherently stated:
> There is a control panel that helps with this exact problem. It's called
> "Timeout". I've been using it for a while. It allows you to set up a default
> waiting period for your Mac to wait until it the hard disk spins up before
> it starts the blinking question mark and/or switches to another disk to boot
> from. I used to have this problem when I tried to cold boot in the morning
> with a System or install disk still left in the CD drive. It's old but I've
> had no problems with it under OS 9.2.2 on a C600.
>
>
> Here's the URL from Macfixit:
> http://www.macfixit.com/library/r-z.shtml#Timeout
>
> Hope it helps,
>
> Seth
Oops! Typing too fast. The link probably won't work because of the "#".
It'll get translated to a "%23" in your browser. (At least it did in my
browser) Here's the link to the page without the string search. Just scroll
down to "Timeout" manually.
http://www.macfixit.com/library/r-z.shtml
Seth
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