What are all the various key combinations for the different boot options/recovery/diagnostics etc.
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Boot Key Combinations
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Off the top of my head:
Alt/Option ------------boot select
Shift ----------------- safe boot
CMD+S -------------- single user mode
CMD+V -------------- verbose mode
CMD+option+P+R -- reset PRAM
CMD+R--------------- recovery
C --------------------- boot to cd
N --------------------- boot to network
D --------------------- boot to AHT
T --------------------- target disk mode
Eject key ------------ eject disk before boot
Alt/Option ------------boot select
Shift ----------------- safe boot
CMD+S -------------- single user mode
CMD+V -------------- verbose mode
CMD+option+P+R -- reset PRAM
CMD+R--------------- recovery
C --------------------- boot to cd
N --------------------- boot to network
D --------------------- boot to AHT
T --------------------- target disk mode
Eject key ------------ eject disk before boot