You can also try booting holding down the "option" key. This will list all available bootable sources. May not work on older Macs.
Cheers Duncan On 2/1/06 7:55 PM, "wyvern" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks for the help, I got it done using the external and setting it as > the startup disc. It didn't have a way of resetting the startup though > so i had to trick it but all is well now... thanks again for the help > > Yvonne > > On 02/01/2006, at 4:53 PM, Paul wrote: > >> wyvern wrote: >> >>> Happy New Year everyone. >>> >>> I need to start up from disc but my internal cd drive is playing up, >>> is there a way i can start up from either an external or another >>> mac..... i think i have forgotten all the basics >>> >>> Yvonne >> >> For external, put the disk in and then select it in 'Startup Disk'. >> For another Mac you can use Target Disk Mode over a Firewire cable. >> >> >> Good Luck >> >> Paul >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro >> > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro
