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boot external in Monterey?

I have read that in order to boot to an external disk in Monterey, you need to shut down, and then hold down the power button, wherin you see all the boot disk options. I do that, and nothing happens. Why? The only way I am able to change the boot disk is System Preferences>Startup Disk>restart, which means you have to start out with a bootable disk.

iMac, OS X 10.11

Posted on Mar 18, 2023 5:53 AM

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Posted on Mar 18, 2023 10:10 PM

Sorry, silicon M1 2021 iMac. My understanding is "option" is for the older models. Um, what is T2?

Not important if you have an M1.

"On a Mac with Apple silicon: Press and hold the power button until “Loading startup options” appears."

Except it doesn't.

Did you shutdown your Mac, or did you restart? It is designed to prevent remote access to One True Recovery by requiring you get there from shutdown.

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Mar 18, 2023 10:10 PM in response to Dannymac22

Sorry, silicon M1 2021 iMac. My understanding is "option" is for the older models. Um, what is T2?

Not important if you have an M1.

"On a Mac with Apple silicon: Press and hold the power button until “Loading startup options” appears."

Except it doesn't.

Did you shutdown your Mac, or did you restart? It is designed to prevent remote access to One True Recovery by requiring you get there from shutdown.

Mar 18, 2023 6:06 AM in response to Dannymac22

It is not Monterey that changes the requirements. It is the hardware of the Mac.

For a Mac with a T2 chip, you must enable external boot prior to needing it.

About Startup Security Utility on a Mac with the Apple T2 Security Chip - Apple Support


For Apple Silicon, that is not required, but getting to the startup manager requires going through Options.

Change your Mac startup disk - Apple Support


boot external in Monterey?

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