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Re: External HD (Jaz) as boot disk

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From: Peter Ceresole
Date: Fri, 03 Apr 1998 00:00
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In article <B149D137966814E056@0.0.0.0>,
keith@valperga.demon.co.uk (Keith Crook) wrote:

>Please would someone give me a quick summary of why an
>external 1Gb Jaz (blessed as the start-up disk) fails to take control of my
>PowerMac 7200/90?

You need either to have it set as the startup disk in the control panel, or
to press Cmd-Opt-Shift-Del at start-up. That certainly works for me with a
Zip on a 7500. 

-- 
Peter
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Subject: Re: External HD (Jaz) as boot disk
Date: 1998/04/03
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