Choosing hard drive to boot

[vcaron]

Hi

I have 2 HDs in my mac mini. Every time i start up my mac, the system boots on the selected hard drive. No problems with that. Is there a way to choose (every time i boot my computer) which drive i want to boot on?

Thanks!

 

[Bruno09]

Hi,

do an "Option key" boot, and choose the drive you want to boot on.

See : http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1310

 

[vcaron]

Is there a way to bring up the Startup Manager automatically without pressing option key?

 

[Bruno09]

I don't know.

See if this can help : https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1183276/

http://www.rodsbooks.com/refind/

 

[Fishrrman]

[[ Is there a way to bring up the Startup Manager automatically without pressing option key? ]]

During bootup, NO, there isn't.

BEFORE you restart, go to System Preferences and select the Startup Disk pane, and you can select which drive to start from immediately after a restart (or from a cold boot).

 

[Weaselboy]

Is there a way to bring up the Startup Manager automatically without pressing option key?

The boot manager rEFInd will do what you want.