TITLE
    Mac OS X Public Beta: Choosing Startup Disk with Startup Manager
Article ID:
Created:
Modified: 		25179
9/21/00
9/21/00
TOPIC

    The Startup Manager may not display valid Mac OS X startup disks. Use the System Disk control panel, or the System Preferences application to select Mac OS X startup disks.

DISCUSSION

    Symptom

    If you start up from a Mac OS 9 disk and access the Startup Manager (by pressing and holding down the Option key when the computer is turned on), the Startup Manager does not display available Mac OS X startup disks.

    Products Affected
    • Mac OS X Public Beta
    • iMac (Slot loading)
    • iBook
    • PowerBook (FireWire)
    • Power Mac G4 (AGP Graphics)

    Solution

    When started up with Mac OS 9:
      1. Open the System Disk control panel, which is available on the Mac OS X Public Beta CD.
      2. Click the system disk you wish to use.
      3. Close the control panel.
      4. Restart the computer.

    When started up with Mac OS X Public Beta:
      1. Open the System Preferences application.
      2. Click Startup Disk to open that pane.
      3. Click the lock to make changes.
      4. Enter the user name and password of an administrator.
      5. Click the icon for the startup disk you want to use.
      6. Quit the System Preferences application.
      7. Restart the computer.

    For more information on the Startup Manager, please see article 58477: " Using Startup Manager to Select Startup Device. "

Document Information
Product Area: Mac OS System Software
Category: Mac OS X
Sub Category: General Topics

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