[X4U] help starting G4 (mirrored door) from CD

[Kansas Territory]

On Jul 15, 2004, at 4:15 PM, rbiessener wrote:

>
> On Jul 15, 2004, at 4:04 PM, Kansas Territory wrote:
>
>> sorry for the off topic post..
>> I'm trying to boot a G4 tower (one of the mirrored door types)  from 
>> a MacOS9.1 install CD.
>>
>> I've tried holding down the "C" key on restart.. and I've tried 
>> setting the CD as the Start Up disk in the Start Up disk control.. 
>> but the computer insists on starting up from it's internal hard 
>> drive... which has a 9.2 system folder on it.
>>
>> I've tried inserting the MacOS9.1 CD and restarting.. holding down 
>> the option key to get the graphical interface for selecting a start 
>> up device.. but only the internal hard drive shows up, and the 
>> MacOS9.1 CD is not an option.
>>
>> Any Suggestions ?
>>
>>
>> Kansas
>>
>
> Try the Startup Disk control panel.


thanks for the reply..
but I tried that already....


Kansas					













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