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From what I've learned I've set it to boot from a network by default by holding F1 at boot. How do I set it to not boot from a network by default at boot? I'm trying to boot from my drive in my computer. Trying to undo the holding of the F1 at boot.
Thank you for the time.
iMac, iOS 4.3.3
Navigate to System Preferences - Startup Drive and select the internal drive and reboot. If you cannot do this then restart in the Recovery Partition by holding down (Command + R) and then when restarting choose the internal HD to restart.
Hey, thanks for the response.
I am unable to access my Mac System Preferences. I'm communicating with you via my Windows partition. I'm using Mac OS X 4, so I don't have a recovery partition. Is there another way to tell my computer to start up from the internal disk at boot? My Mac partition is set to start as default.
Edit: I know it says I'm using iOS 4 in my original post, but that's just an error. I'm using an iMac desktop, OS X 4.
Reboot while holding the Option key, select your internal drive, then once your restarted follow rkaufmann87's advice.
I did what you said. I selected my Mac partition on the Startup Manager, and it shut down as the Apple logo appeared as usual. Then once I restarted after it shut down I held Cmd + R while it booted. Nothing happens when I hold Cmd + R at boot. Like I said I don't have a recovery partition because I'm running a Mac OS pre-Lion. The last resort is to boot from CD and re-install my Mac OS, but I'm looking for a way to avoid that. I held a key to tell my computer to boot from a network, so is there a key to tell it to boot from the internal drive?
IF you have a bootable clone EHD attached then hold down the Option key when booting and boot from the clone. Otherwise you can only boot from the DVDs or the internal HD. I think you need to rethink your strategy.
What do you think my strategy should be? Booting from DVD and reinstalling has always been an option, but a last resort. Is there something I'm missing?
It would also help to know exactly which Mac OS version you are running - you are NOT running iOS 4.3.3 as that is for iDevices.
I mentioned that in my second post.
"Edit: I know it says I'm using iOS 4 in my original post, but that's just an error. I'm using an iMac desktop, OS X 4."
Mac OS X 4
There is no OS X 4. Do you mean OS X 10.10.4? If so that's beta software and we can't discuss it here in the open forums.
I mentioned that in my second post.
I'm using an iMac desktop, OS X 4."
No, as Old Toad mentioned, there is no such thing.
We really need to know exactly which Mac OS X version you are running in order to help further.
And yes, if it is 10.10.4, we can't discuss or help with it.
Yes, Tiger. Number four.
Mac OS X 10.4.11 Intel, iMac desktop.
If you have a backup of your hard drive and your files it may be time to do an erase and install of the system. Then restore your files manually from the backup.
That's what I was afraid of. I'll see what else I can find out before the big reinstall. Thanks for the responses, guys.
Held F1 on boot, now won't ever start
