Hi! Also, holding these keys down is fine, as long as it is done just when you hear the startup chime. Keep in mind, there is a startup delay, which means that you can do it within this timeframe. I often just hold down any keys to affect the startup when I hear the chime. Not a second after, but as soon as I hear it. The time between hearing the drive and the startup chime itself is significant enough to actually reach the keys in time.
You will need to hold them for a while, however. First, you will hear the regular chime. Keep holding them for a while longer, until you hear your drive again. Don't let go until you hear a second chime, possibly at a much louder volume depending on your volume settings. You may also have to reset some settings in preferences, as some of these are stored in the PRAM. Regards, Nic GoogleTalk: chojiro1...@gmail.com Facebook Twitter Skype: Kvalme MSN Messenger: nico...@home3.gvdnet.dk Yahoo! Messenger: cin368 AIM: cincinster On Dec 2, 2010, at 7:19 AM, Charlie Doremus wrote: > Command, option ; I believe this is better then tape and less damaging to > your keyboard. > > Aloha, > > Charlie > > Our new book "YOU MIGHT BE A MORON" is on sale at www.giantdolphin.com click > the off the bookshelf link > > > > On Dec 1, 2010, at 7:59 PM, Jude DaShiell <jdash...@shellworld.net> wrote: > >> Sometimes a little scotch tape can help. Tape the command and option keys >> down first then it's a three finger operation.On Wed, 1 Dec 2010, Les >> Kriegler wrote: >> >>> Hi Ann, >>> >>> A couple of comments/questions here. First, this is a very difficult >>> keystroke to execute. You're talking about typing five keystrokes at once, >>> I cannot do this. I can hit Command-Option P with my right hand, hit the >>> button to power on the machine with my left hand, and then while holding >>> down the 3 keys, race over before hearing the music and hit the R key. I >>> don't hear 4 chimes, I hear a buzzing sound 4 times, then the normal >>> startup sound again. Am I executing the reset procedure properly? How >>> does one know that it actually worked? Thanks. >>> >>> Les >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >
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