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How to pick OS without Apple keyboard
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I am a new Mac user. I have successfully installed boot camp and Vista on my mini mac and it runs fine. The instructions indicate that during the boot I should be able to hold down the option key to select the OS to start. When I connect an Apple keyboard this works fine but when I try doing the same thing with my logitech elite keyboard it doesn't work. Is there anyway to get this to work with the logitech keyboard?
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Which Mac? Some MacBook Pros have problems with external keyboards on bootup. You've tried ctrl, windows key and alt?
Another possibility is to install rEFIt, a third-party boot menu. You shouldn't need the option key to access it.
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The op said mini - they're using a logitech keyboard that does not have an option key.
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Originally Posted by peeb 
The op said mini - they're using a logitech keyboard that does not have an option key.
How can it not have an Option key? It doesn't have Alt keys?
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Maybe, it has an Alt key, but it looks like the OP doesn't know whether that is the same as the Option key.
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Alt key on Windows keyboards is option key.
Steve
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Agreed, it does have an alt key. I checked a photograph! I have the same problem with my MBP and an external PC keyboard (though I assumed it was because of the PS/2-USB adapter). However, rEFIt works fine for me with both internal and external keyboard, and I would expect the same on the mini.
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You could try holding down the Menu button on your Apple Remote when you boot your Mac. This should give you the OS selection screen. You can also use the remote to select which OS to boot by pressing Play.
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Some Logitech keybaords (I have one from a couple of years ago) had the Option and Command (Apple) keys switched. Try the Command key and see if that works.
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you can also hold down the menu button on the remote, and that will bring up the apple bootloader
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