How do I get into the BIOS?

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Like a PC, you can edit the boot priority, set a boot password, etc....
How do I do this for an iMac?

iMac 20-inch duo, 2 GB RAM, Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Posted on Oct 10, 2006 6:13 AM

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Answer 1

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Mac OS X on the intel machines do not support bios.
It uses efi booting.

Glor

Um, OK...
How do I edit that?

Or can it not be modified?

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Answer 2

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It cannot, it's in ROM. However, there is a utility called rEFIt (www.versiontracker.com) that does provide some control over the EFI boot system.

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Answer 3

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hold command s on startup

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Answer 4

Mac OS X on the intel machines do not support bios. It uses efi booting.

Glor

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Answer 5

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whoops

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