Try making your machine a mass storage or let his boot from usb. ------Original Message------ From: Dale Hoffman Sender: g4-bounces at listserver.themacintoshguy.com To: A place to discuss Apple's G4 computers. ReplyTo: A place to discuss Apple's G4 computers. Subject: [G4] Booting from external Drive Sent: May 21, 2009 6:12 AM I'm going to install an OS on an external USB drive and use it to boot a friends iBook G4. Currently it won't start so I can't choose Startup Disk from Preferences. Will his laptop respond to "Option" key at startup for choosing an alternate? Also, any trick to replacing a laptop HDD? Thanks, Dale _______________________________________________ G4 mailing list G4 at listserver.themacintoshguy.com http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/g4 C-LYNN