Thank you Bill. I removed the PRAM battery (the one that looks like a tiny soup can) , waited 20 mins, and pressed the PMU button. Didnt work. My machine wont boot into single user mode, or any other "mode:, it just boots into OSX. I'm wondering if my bios is corrupted. Maybe thats why it takes so long to boot into OSX? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Skygram" <skygram at gmail.com> To: "A place to discuss Apple's G4 computers." <g4 at listserver.themacintoshguy.com> Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2012 7:53 PM Subject: Re: [G4] G4 Boot Time (Applejack) > Mikey, > > I have a pdf file of the G4 service manual. If you send me your normal > email > address I can send it to you, if you don't already have a copy. > > My address is skygram at gmail.com > > I would try removing your battery for a few minutes and then reinstalling > it. Then press the PMU button. It might clear up that snag. What do the > other list members reading this thread suggest? > > Bill > > > _______________________________________________ > G4 mailing list > G4 at listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/g4