--- Daniel Kendell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Booting from external HDD (OS 7.6.1 or 7.1) dosn't > work besause the floppy > icon with flashing "?" comes up.
Hold down Command Optoin Shift Delete and the top row number key from 0 through 6 matching the SCSI ID# of the drive you want to boot from. If you have only one bootable drive on the external bus and it's ID# is not 0 (must not be 0 because the internal HD is 0, don't use 3 either because that's the default ID# Apple always set their CD-ROMs to) then holding the number is optional. The number pad keys don't work for this trick. OK, got yourself contorted around holding all those keys? Good. Now figure out a way to turn on the power. :) That should force a boot from the external SCSI bus. If it doesn't....? ===== A common motto. "It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease." Uncommon motto. "It's the quacking duck that gets shot." __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com -- Vintage Macs 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> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> 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/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
