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Q: Always boots Startup Manager

Hello,

 

I own a mac mini server 2011. I replaced the lower HD with SSD and then booted by hitting cmd-R to install lion. Install worked fine but I have a problem when I boot almost always it loads the startup manager. I have tried to set startup disk the SSD, unplug mouse/keyboard, repair disk, repair permissions but it stil it doesn't boot. Everytime I have to choose between mac os partition and the recovery partition. Resetting nvram is not working. I have tried it but it's just not working , I hear the startup sound once and it loads the startup manager or the recovery (I think it's capturing cmd-R as input).

 

In sys prefs at  "Startup Disk" Mac Os is selected but If I click restart at next boot it will load mac os fine. Next time the Startup Manager pops up again.

 

 

Any ideas? I am desperate I don't know what to do. I have installed every update.

 

 

 

Thank you

Mac mini, Mac OS X (10.7.2)

Posted on Nov 7, 2011 11:39 AM

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  • by MikeyFresh,

    MikeyFresh MikeyFresh Mar 15, 2016 8:00 PM in response to etsi
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    Mar 15, 2016 8:00 PM in response to etsi

    I wonder if anyone has any answer in this now long dormant thread?

    I have a recently refurbished (by me) 2007 Mac mini running OS 10.6.8 and I cloned the original HDD to an OWC brand SSD, which I installed along with a RAM upgrade. I also did a clean install of the Snow Leopard OS from the DVD, and then downloaded and installed all updates.

    The **** machine boots in Startup Manager no matter what I do, the SSD has been designated the start disk in Sys Prefs, the PRAM and SMC reset etc... still the machine starts with the screen wanting me to click the SSD as the startup disk even though there are no other bootable disk choices, thats the only one.

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