Bless you. Holding down X forced it to boot into OS X (holding down OPTION showed only OS 9). It wouldn't actually load all the way (just cycled the intro screen - trying to repair, I guess) so after 2 minutes I hit restart and it then booted all the way into OS X. There's still a problem that needs repair but until DISK WARRIOR 3 (for OS X) comes out, I was hoping to co-exist with the problem. Back on track for that now. Thanks, again, terry > I am not sure if this will help but it is worth a try. > > First, try holding down the X key at startup. > > Also, try booting up from the 9.2.X CD by holding down the C key at > startup. Then go into the StartUp Disk Control Panel in the Apple and > see if you can choose X.