Possible solution to '?' icon at startup

May 31, '01 04:21:19PM

Contributed by: Anonymous

If the ? diskette flashes during boot up, and X won't boot, it means the system isn't finding a startup disk. Here's a possible fix.

Boot up with the OS 9.1 CD (hold down C while booting with the CD in the drive). That's OS 9.1, not OS X -- it is counterintuitive.

Once booted, open the Startup Disk control panel.

Pick the OS X drive or folder. (See, it recognizes OS X disks.)

Reboot.

Good luck.

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