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help! hold down y
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Sammi
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Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Oct 19, 2001, 06:09 AM
 
i held down y upson startup of my mac, thought it would present me with startup disk options! NOPE!

Now i am presented wih a flashing smiling mac and question mark. All i want to do is get my operating system back. Can anyone help?

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IUJHJSDHE
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Join Date: Aug 2001
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Oct 19, 2001, 07:11 AM
 
You need to hold down option to be able to select drive to start from.

Hope this is of help
     
xyber233
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Chicago
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Oct 19, 2001, 08:59 AM
 
If you have one of the newer computers, holding down "option" will do the trick. If that doesnt work, boot up off of a Mac OS cd and select your startup disk when the computer is booted up.
     
 
   
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