I have a wireless keyboard and suspect this is why command-R won't work for me.

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I have a wireless keyboard and suspect this is why command-R won't work for me.

The only solution I can think of would be to create a boot disk. Is this even possible?

iMac (27-inch Late 2009), OS X Mountain Lion

Posted on Apr 24, 2013 9:45 PM

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Answer 1

rkaufmann87

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Apr 24, 2013 9:47 PM in response to Tarey Johnson

Probably way overkill, try doing both of these resets 2-3 times each. Intel iMac SMC and PRAM resets

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Answer 2

babowa

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Apr 24, 2013 11:18 PM in response to Tarey Johnson

I keep an older wired USB keyboard for just those instances; using a wireless keyboard with any startup command is tricky - during a service call with Apple, mine would not work so, after 4 tries, I pulled out my old keyboard and was able to do what the Applecare rep wanted me to do.

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