> > >Does anyone know of a fany key combo I could hold down on boot that >> >would let me bypassthe memory chek on boot so I could boot directly >> >to my boot screen? Or am I just dreaming? > >>You're dreaming. :-) >> >>But there is a solution. Open the Memory Control Panel (on 9 only!) while >>holding down the option key. You will get an extra radio button that will >>let you disable the startup memory test. > >Rats! Looks like this feature despaired in 9.1 or I did not do it correctly. >But the good news is every time I boot, I have time to go to the beach for >the weekend before the desktop screen come up! So, can't we just get a copy of the "9 only" Control Panel and replace the new one? PYX