Startup Disk

The Startup Disk control panel enables you to specify which disk or volume should be used to start the computer.

Tip

Any bootable disk—a disk with a correctly configured System Folder on it—can be a startup disk.

Tip

You don't need to use the Startup Disk control panel to start from a bootable floppy disk (like a Disk Tools disk). Just insert the disk before starting up.

To set the startup disk

1.
Choose Apple menu > Control Panels > Startup Disk (Figure 3). The Startup Disk window appears (Figure 55).
Figure 55. The Startup Disk window shows all bootable high-capacity media, including those available via network.

2.
Select the ...

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