March 2012
Beginner
710 pages
28h 34m
English
Content preview from Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual, Lion Edition
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Startup Keystrokes
Keys to Hold Down | Effect |
|---|---|
C | Starts up from a CD or DVD |
N | Starts up from a network server |
R | Resets the laptop screen |
| Starts Recovery Mode |
T | Puts the Mac into FireWire or Thunderbolt Target Disk mode |
Option | Shows icons of all startup disks and partitions, so you can choose one for starting up. |
Shift-Option- | Starts up from external drive (or CD) |
Option- | Zaps the parameter RAM (PRAM). (Hold down until you hear the second chime.) |
| Shows Unix console messages during startup, logout, and shutdown |
| Starts up in single-user (Unix command-line) mode |
Mouse down | Ejects a stuck CD or DVD |
6 and 4 keys | Starts up in 64-bit mode |
Shift | Just after powering up: Turns off kernel extensions |
Shift | Just after logging in: Prevents Finder windows and startup items from opening. (They’ll return the next time you start up.) |
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