>On 09/24/03, Pyx Findlekind <pyx_findlekind at telus.net> wrote: >> >>> > >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 > >A few points. > >1. Accessing the control panel in Classic is not possible, because OS X >controls the memory. > >2. The key combo is hold CMD + OPT, while booted into a standalone OS 9 >volume, and is available in all OS 9 versions. > >3. There are no control panels in OS X, so there's nothing to replace. Check and Mate. Reinstalling the revamped 9 entirely? PYX