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PowerBook G4 CD-RW/DVD Combo Drive
Booting from the Xcarét Pro Drive
In order to boot the PowerBook from the combo drive,
1) Insert a bootable CD disc into the drive while your PowerBook is on and
wait for the CD to mount onto the Desktop.
2) Open the Startup Disk control panel (usually located under the Apple
menu).
3) Select the inserted bootable CD as the Startup Disk.
4) Close the Startup Disk control panel.
5) Select Restart from the Special menu in the Desktop.
6) P
ress the "C" key until your computer begins booting from the CD.
If you instead select Shut Down from the Special menu in the Finder after
selecting the bootable CD as the Startup Disk, you must still press the "C" key
down when starting up in order to boot the PowerBook from the bootable CD in
the drive.
Having booted from a CD in the combo drive, you will not be able remove the
CD from the drive or replace the drive with another device. You must first select
and boot from another bootable volume. From the Startup Disk control panel,
select another bootable volume not currently in the combo drive to be the startup
disk. Restart the PowerBook, booting from the newly selected volume. You can
then replace the CD disc.
Toast or iTunes?
If you are debating on whether to use Toast or Apple’s iTunes and/or Disc
Burner for your CD-Recording needs, please visit the following web site for
assistance:http://www.roxio.com/en/support/toast/itunes.html. This web site
contains very sound information about Toast and iTunes/Disc Burner as well as
tips on how you can use them together.
Note: If you plan to use Toast along with iTunes/Disc Burner then,
using the “Extensions Manager” control panel, disable the “FireWire
Authoring Support” extension.
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