Hi Laura To boot from an attached external HD hold down the option key until you see 2 drive icons on your screen and then select the external drive.
To boot in safe mode hold down the shift key on starting. Roger On 23/10/2010, at 2:27 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > > Good afternoon all > > I'm hoping someone can help. My MacBook screen has frozen and does not > respond to anything I try and do. > > I've shut down and started up again several times to no avail. Initially > everything seems OK, normal screen, insert password, > then the iCal window appears (set up to appear at log in). I had thought > booting from the external drive might work but > because the iCal window fills the screen I can't see the exterior drive icon > (assuming it is there somewhere) > > I know there is some way of starting up in safe mode but not sure how to do > that or even if that might work. > > Fortunately I have a MacMini as part of my EyeTV set up so that's what I am > using to post this call for help. Never thought I > would need to use it for this purpose. I don't have Mail set up on the Mini > so am using webmail. > > Any advice would be much appreciated. > > Regards > > Laura > > MacBook SL (sorry can't give more specs) > > > > > > -- 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]> > -- 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]>
