Well, this IS a dilly of a pickle... The internal CD drive should be able to start-up of a disk. If not, there is something wrong with the disk or the drive. Your external drive: is it apple-branded? Older non-apple Cd-drives were more difficult to get working (from memory) because apple didn't support them in the OS.
Is the CD you are trying to boot up off ok? What version of the OS is it? I tried booting my 1400 using a tech tool pro disk, which didn't work, not sure why, but my guess is incompatible OS (9.0.4). Sounds dumb, but try cleaning it, by wiping from the centre of the disk outwards, and working your way around. Wiping in a circle (i.e., along the track the laser reads) can destroy the disk, so try to avoid that :-) If you have one, use an original Mac OS disk. Otherwise, try using a floppy disk to start 'er up. All you need to do (by the sounds of it) is get to the finder. Regardless of what drivers/extensions are installed, you can always manually remove the time-sync extensions, which are the original reason for this whole calamity... --- John On 17/2/03 11:25 AM, "djl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've tried these four (command-option-shift-delete) and other combos > with no luck. Turning off extensions with the shift or space > bar(extensions mgr) returns the error: "To turn off extensions, hold > the shift key while starting up" > > ????????? > Dan -- PowerBooks 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> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
