Hi
I know I saw some video that teach you how to run a safe mode on Mac by holding the "Shift key after the start up tone"
but you know how you install windows on mac via boot camp? when you turn it on you have to hold ALT after the tone and it will show which OS do you want to use. I tried yo holding "Shift" key but it's still go on to windows directly...
HElp!!!
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.7), Wondering
Hi Tep,
Correct, holding down the Shift key will initial the Safe Boot process but you have to continue to hold down that key until the spinning gear appears below the Apple logo. It can sometimes take couple of minutes for that to appear.
Holding down the Option key is what allows you to bring up the volume/partition manager on startup. Holding down the Alt key would require you to also hold the Fn (function key) and you wouldn't use that to choose a partition/volume on startup.
Have you already installed Windows (via Boot Camp)? If not the process actually begins within OS X by running the Boot Camp Assistant, which will partition your drive. When you first setup Windows it will make that volume the default boot OS. You can change that within System Preferences by going to Startup Disk and choose the OS X volume/partition.
Hi Tep,
Correct, holding down the Shift key will initial the Safe Boot process but you have to continue to hold down that key until the spinning gear appears below the Apple logo. It can sometimes take couple of minutes for that to appear.
Holding down the Option key is what allows you to bring up the volume/partition manager on startup. Holding down the Alt key would require you to also hold the Fn (function key) and you wouldn't use that to choose a partition/volume on startup.
Have you already installed Windows (via Boot Camp)? If not the process actually begins within OS X by running the Boot Camp Assistant, which will partition your drive. When you first setup Windows it will make that volume the default boot OS. You can change that within System Preferences by going to Startup Disk and choose the OS X volume/partition.
Yep. I am Installed Windows 7 on my MAcbook pro via Bootcamp.
So, I will have to holding "SHIFT" after I hearing the tone "until" the Apple logo coming up and the gear appear ?
Correct, here are two good articles to familiarize yourself with Safe Mode -
Starting up in Safe Mode (HT1455)
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1455
What is Safe Boot, Safe Mode (HT1564)
How to run "Safe mode" on Mac? If I have boot camp too? HELP!
