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Starting up from a CD-ROM disc
To i n i tia lize, test, or repair a hard disk, or to install system software on a hard
disk, you need to start up your computer from the CD-ROM disc containing
system software that came with the computer.
To star t up the computer using the CD-ROM disc, either use a control panel
to set the CD-ROM drive as your startup drive, or follow these steps:
1 Turn your computer on.
2Immediately press the Open/Close button on your CD-ROM drive, quickly insert the
CD-ROM disc containing system software into the drive, and close the tray.
3Immediately press the C key on your keyboard.
Continue to hold down the key until you see the “Welcome to
Macintosh” message.
If a blinking question mark appears, or if the computer starts up from your
hard disk: You did not insert the CD-ROM disc into the drive quickly enough
for the computer to recognize it as a startup disk. Follow these steps:
1Shut down your computer.
The CD-ROM disc will remain in the CD-ROM drive.
2 Turn the computer on.
3Immediately press the C key on the keyboard.
Continue to hold down the key until you see the “Welcome to Macintosh”
message.
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