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Boot up partition selection
Authored by: kramrm on Aug 16, '02 05:06:43PM
A while back a big list of keyboard shortcuts was publised on this site. One of the items listed is that if you hold the option key during boot up, you get a list of each available partition and a chance to pick one to boot from. If you've got multiple drives setup, this is the easiest way to choose on the fly.

The site I found this on is: http://davespicks.com/writing/programming/mackeys.html

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Boot up partition selection
Authored by: lupercus on Aug 17, '02 01:05:20AM
The thing is, the Option, or Alt, key doesn't work on all models on Mac (like Power Macs G3, some iMacs and PowerBooks) so with the D key you can still boot in OS9 without having to go to the Startup Disk Control Panel if you have one of these models.

Also, it takes less time doing this than Option since it goes directly to the first partition while with Option, the Startup manager search every drive available and even if they are all listed, you have to wait until it has finished completely.

And yes, OS9 must be on the first partition, otherwise, you'll boot in the OS installed in that partition.

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Boot up partition selection
Authored by: DavidRavenMoon on Aug 17, '02 06:50:44PM
The thing is, the Option, or Alt, key doesn't work on all models on Mac (like Power Macs G3, some iMacs and PowerBooks) so with the D key you can still boot in OS9 without having to go to the Startup Disk Control Panel if you have one of these models.

I believe Option wont work if OS 9 and OS X are on the same partition.

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Boot up partition selection
Authored by: lupercus on Aug 20, '02 06:00:18PM

Even if they are on separate partitions, Option won't work on those models.



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