The National Enquirer reports at 12:45 PM -0400 10/24/04, dan_A wrote: >On Oct 24, 2004, at 12:24 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > IS there any way I can tell it to boot from the HD > > instead of the disk on startup. OS 9 is installed on the HD but it > > just wont > > boot from it. Also, I dont know if its a bad CDROM drive but it seems > > to be > > reading the CD thats in there but it wont open when I push the button. > >Hi, >Try booting, holding the option key down. This should give you a "bent >arrow" and a "straight arrow" pointing to the right. Click on the >straight arrow until you see the internal drive icon. Then click on >that. An alternative way is hit your start button and hold down the >shift/option/command keys until you see a startup disk. This should >force the computer to utilize the "next" drive instead of the CD. I >hope this helps.
Unless someone proves me wrong, I'm almost positive that the Option-boot will *not* work on the Wallstreet. Another one of the quirks of venerable Wallstreet. I've even had occasional problems getting back into OS 9 after booting the OS X (Jaguar) install disk (to run Disk Utility). Holding down the Option key is supposed to force an OS 9 boot, but sometimes it simply doesn't.That may be something in my setup and not a general Wallstreet problem. <rant> As an aside, has there ever been a dumber, more user-unfriendly CD than the OS 10.2 installer? I hate it with a passion. </rant> Bob -- If replying privately, please include my name in the To: address, so that my filters won't send your reply to the trash. -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
