key combo for memory check??

Pyx Findlekind pyx_findlekind at telus.net
Fri Sep 26 06:19:37 PDT 2003


>On 09/24/03, Pyx Findlekind <pyx_findlekind at telus.net> wrote:
>>
>>>   > >Does anyone know of a fany key combo I could hold down on boot that
>>>>   >would let me bypassthe memory chek on boot so I could boot directly
>>>>   >to my boot screen? Or am I just dreaming?
>>>
>>>>You're dreaming. :-)
>>>>
>>>>But there is a solution. Open the Memory Control Panel (on 9 only!) while
>>>>holding down the option key. You will get an extra radio button that will
>>>>let you disable the startup memory test.
>>>
>>>Rats!  Looks like this feature despaired in 9.1 or I did not do it 
>>>correctly.
>>>But the good news is every time I boot, I have time to go to the beach for
>>>the weekend before the desktop screen come up!
>>
>>  So, can't we just get a copy of the "9 only" Control Panel and
>>  replace the new one?
>>  PYX
>
>A few points.
>
>1. Accessing the control panel in Classic is not possible, because OS X
>controls the memory.
>
>2. The key combo is hold CMD + OPT, while booted into a standalone OS 9
>volume, and is available in all OS 9 versions.
>
>3. There are no control panels in OS X, so there's nothing to replace.

Check and Mate.
Reinstalling the revamped 9 entirely?
PYX



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