On Tuesday, July 30, 2002 9:58 PM, Ernest L. Gunerius quoted/wrote: On: Tue, 30 Jul 2002 07:32:16 -0600 "Aughenbaugh, W" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Wrote: -- >I have done this with 6 bootable drives in my S900:
>ID-0 Quantum Fireball, ID-1 MO, ID-2 SyJet, ID-3 OEM CD, ID-4 Plextor CD, >ID-5 Quantum Fireball. >With bootable systems on all internal SCSI addresses, adding the ID number >boots from that device. If it helps, I have found that I can usually get the >4 finger of my right hand on the death grip keys and use my left hand for >the id number. Thank you for the confirmation. My system is still quirky in that if I boot from Drive ID#2 and then restart while demanding a boot from Drive ID#0, it ignores the depressed keys and reboots from ID#2. Also thank you for the tip on the finger arrangement, sounds about like the "crosshanded death grip" that finally worked for me. Ernie -- Hey Ernie, I believe that drive ID 0 is excluded from the search list, it is the default startup, so if you wanted to boot from 0, you would just reset. However, if you had drive ID 2 set in the Startup CP, I don't believe that you could force ID 0 to be the boot drive from key presses, assuming bootable drive/media at ID 2. On thing I recall doing as a test however, was to set the MO disk as the Startup Disk. Then remove the disk on shutdown. With no media, the computer would boot from ID 0. If I inserted a bootable MO disk (like repair utilities) and restarted, the utilities disk would boot with no action required on my part. One reason for using an MO disk in this manner (for repair utilities) instead of a CD, is that it is easy to change AND it can be write protected. -- 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! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.shtml> --> 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/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
