on 10/21/03 9:52 PM, Clark Martin at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> Of course, 7.x cannot run on the Wallstreet. How can I force my Wallstreet to >> startup from the internal HD? > > > Use the Startup Drive control panel to set the internal HD as the startup > disk.
Which could prove problematic if the machine isn't starting up. ;-) However, if one detaches the external drive and *then* follows the above advice it should work. HOWEVER... have you checked the SCSI ID on the external drive?? If it is set to 0 (zero) for some reason, then it may be a matter of which drive spins up faster or that the external is already spun up, but the internal isn't -- in either case the external could be the first ID 0 drive seen. Also... on 10/22/03 2:32 AM, Paul Nelson at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Go back to the machine you were running the external drive on before, > probably as the startup drive, and make it not so. > Paul Sorry, but the info on which drive is a startup drive isn't stored on the drive but in PRAM. With that in mind, if none of the above suggestions work, you could try zapping the PRAM, which should then default the 'Book back to booting from the internal HD. - Eric. -- Eric Strobel ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) ===================================================================== NPR: Nutty Propaganda Radio ===================================================================== -- 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