On Tue, 8 Nov 2005, michaelP wrote: > Thanks, Samantha, sounds good. I already have a 250Gb external hard drive > (and I've placed a copy of my System Folder on it). Can you remind me how to > boot from an external hard drive? I know you hold the "C" key down while > booting from a CD drive... > Hold the option key at boot. A screen will come up that will allow you to select which drive to boot from. It always amazes me hos slow this process is, so be patient! Allan