Thank you Kynan. My previous journeys to the Apple Knowledge Base didn't lead me to the documents you've suggested. At 12:23 PM -0500 3/7/03, Kynan Shook wrote: >Here are some links to steps to take to solve this sort of problem, >courtesy of Apple's Knowledgebase: ><http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106805> ><http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106464> > > >"Leo D. Venezuela" <levenezu at myrealbox.com> writes: >>I wanted to make the FireWire drive into an OS X startup disk. I >>installed OS X 10.2 on the FireWire drive and upgraded the >>installation to 10.2.6. I then selected the FireWire drive as the >>startup disk in the Startup Disk option in System Preferences. My >>TiBook then restarted. However, after the startup gray apple >>disappeared, it was replaced with a gray "forbidden" sign and the >>startup process wouldn't continue further. I also tried to boot from >>the FireWire drive by pressing the Alt/Option key during the startup >>process and selecting the FireWire drive. But after selecting it, I >>also get the "forbidden" sign and the process wouldn't proceed >>further. I've already installed the PowerBook Firmware Update 4.1.8 >>but the problem persists. -- ================================ L e o D. V e n e z u e l a email: ldven at i-manila.com.ph mobile email: levenezu at globextm.com.ph mobile: +63 922 369 7958 fax: +1 413 826 2738 ================================ "All mechanically produced objects should have not just a touch of art and industry, but they should strive for an intimate association with it." - Peter Behrens