Summary: I have used superduper to make a mirror copy of an older OS X TIger system, from an old G4 DP 800mhz system (no longer used) to a partition of my fire...
Summary: Hello! I can't boot from my CD drive (superdrive) on my powerbook, I've only manage to try copies of mac OS X that works on other computers. I've alsp...
Summary: Toast 4 will run fine under 8.1. See if you can find someone with a copy, since I'm guessing you probably have Toast 5. I take it you don't have an i...
Summary: I bought a gutted Color Classic Mac with a PowerMac 5500 motherboard inside. It'll come with a two-port USB PCI card installed. Will the PowerMac 550...
Summary: I have Power Macintosh 5400/180, which has IDE hard drive and SCSI interface. Can I [1] boot from scsi hard drive instead of IDE hard drive? [2] Can ...
Summary: Booting from a FireWire device: Nearly all "onboard" FireWire equipped Macintoshes (except the Blue & White G3 and some early G4s "Yosemite versions...
Summary: Try this. Boot the computer normally then insert the CD into the optical drive. Once it appears on the desktop launch System Preferences by either...
Summary: I just installed a new hard drive in my iMac (it didn't have one when I got it). I know that you're supposed to be able to hold down the "C" key on t...
Summary: I'm not too familiar with any of the clones, but I understand that many of them used different CD Drives than Apple; consequently, Apple's CD drive...
Summary: I am using a 3rd party keyboard and not an apple one. The problem I am having is when I restart the computer the disc drive ejects when it starts up, ...
Summary: Restart the Mac while holding down the Apple Key to the left of the spacebar and also the Alt (option) key and also hold down "p"& "r" keep them hel...
Summary: I recently replaced my CD drive with a TDK 5200B writer. Now I cannot boot from the CD. For instance if I put in Norton System works or the System r...
Summary: The 9.1 CD is the OS CD that came with my dual 533. The disc reads fine; I can mount the disc and install system software from it...so I don't thi...
Summary: Somewhat related...When you figure this one out... PLEASE let me know. I'm having the same problem but I AM using the C key... My G3 Mac won't boot...
Summary: Hi there, I have a relatively new iBook (purchased 2001) and I have OS 9.1 installed on it....just recently I purchased a USB 2.0 Mass Storage Device ...
Summary: My Mac G4 won’t boot... (I have a feeling that I have 2 separate problems) At first, it looked like it was just some stupid error. It almost boots f...
Summary: i'm having a similar problem. i can't boot from any CD. One interesting quirk I've found is that the internal cd drive has the same scsi id as the ha...
Summary: Try unplugging everything from the mac but the kb&mouse. Then: The CD you use to boot from should be the CD that came with the iMac, or an official...
Summary: Hah!..not a stupid question at all, considering just how much hassle switching drives in macs can be... The answer isn't that simple., actually. Depen...
Summary: i'm using os x.2 and have a small network in my home. i have a firewire drive on my ibook and a g4 in another room. i can't access the firewire drive ...
Summary: My Mac OS 10.4.11 won't boot to the CD drive at all. I am trying to boot an Ubuntu 8.10 disc that I burned recently. I booted the CD on my MacBook v...
Summary: I have a Mac G3 with OS 9.2 and OS X Panther. Last night I was downloading an update for OS X. When I restarted, it would only go as far as the gra...
Summary: If you have an AGP Sawtooth G4, I'm pretty sure that all you need to do is put the cd in the drive and reboot , pressing 'c'. External drives don't...
Summary: If -via "c"- means holding down the c key upon startup with the cd in the drive UNTIL IT BOOTS, then you may try the "delete-option-command-shift"...
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