on 6/29/04 7:13 PM, Tired_ _ at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Tue, 29 Jun 2004 08:56:24 -0700, J.S. Garrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> on 6/29/04 1:48 AM, Tired_ _ at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >>> I have one of those 1MB classic's with no hard drive, and I can't get >>> the rom to boot at all. Is it a timing thing, maybe? >>> >>> Boots fine off an external SCSI drive. >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> >> No. It could be something as simple as a bad keyboard key. >> >> When you start it, pressing command, option, the letter "x" and the letter >> "o", it should boot to the "ROM" Drive. System 6.0.3. > > It is an actual Classic (says so on the front, and the date matches as > manufacturer September 1990). I've tried to boot to the ROM using two > different keyboards. When exactly are you supposed to press it? I've > tried it flipping the switch with one hand on the X and the O, and my > foot on Command and Option, and I still get the little floppy with the > question mark. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The machine must boot to the diagonal-lined gray screen before you put your fingers on the keyboard. When the smooth gray screen appears, put your fingers on those keys before the arrow appears. Jeff -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.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/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
