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Network Start up - Help!!!

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Mark11111

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Feb 11, 2008
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I attempted to set up a network and get my imac to share the printer. Whist searching the setting I have stupidly set
the computer to start up on the network disk option. Now when I try and start the compter the screen is gray and there is an image of a disk with a question mark on it. Is there something I can do to correct this?? eg hold down keys whilst switching on or something simple????
 
Reset the default startup disk using System Preferences > Startup Disk. That should allow it to boot directly to the HD.
 
inserting the installation disk and holding the 'c' key is also a possibility to start up. I'm not sure if you can get into system preferences when you are started up from the installation disk.
 
teleromeo said:
inserting the installation disk and holding the 'c' key is also a possibility to start up. I'm not sure if you can get into system preferences when you are started up from the installation disk.
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Not directly, but you can run Startup Disk from the menu bar (I forget the menu title, but same place you find Terminal and Disk Utility).
 
gr8tfly said:
Not directly, but you can run Startup Disk from the menu bar (I forget the menu title, but same place you find Terminal and Disk Utility).
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Thanks for the suggestions. I cant try anything yet as I am at work.
 
Thanks guys, my mac is up and running again!!

Holding down the opts key opened up a start up options page but the only option I had was the hard disk which was set to start up on the network. I put the original disk in and restarted the computer holding down the opts key again and this time the Start up options page gave me the option to choose from the hard disk and the start up disk. I clicked on the disk and the re-instalment began. Once completed the computer was fine and all Programes, settings and (more importantly) my files were all in place.
I checked the start up setting via system preferences and was set back to start up on the hard disk.

Thank you ever so much for your knowledgable advise.
 
Is it possible when i start my mac.....
I get an automatic option that says....

which OS i wana chose... instead of just taking me to one or the other :p
 
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