Mac startup key sequences
What are the Mac hardwares various startup key sequences?
On the older Macs, Shift used to be start without extensions, Ctrl-Apple-O-F would boot to OpenFirmware, (but didn't the Intel Macs switch to EFI BIOS's?)
If the shortcut is hardware specific, please note it.
Google is your friend: http://www.jacsoft.co.nz/Tech_Notes/Mac_Keys.shtml
- Bypass startup drive and boot from external (or CD): commandoptionshiftdelete
- Boot from CD (Most late model Apples): C
- Force the internal hard drive to be the boot drive: D
- Boot from a specific SCSI ID #. (# is SCSI ID number): commandoptionshiftdelete#
- Zap PRAM: commandoptionPR
- Boot into open Firmware: commandoptionOF
- Clear NV RAM. Similar to reset-all in open Firmware: commandoptionNV
- Disable Extensions: shift
- Rebuild Desktop: commandoption
- Close finder windows (hold just before finder starts): option
- Boot with Virtual Memory off: command
- Trigger extension manager at boot-up: SPACE
- Force Quadra av machines to use TV as a monitor: commandoptionTV
- Boot from ROM (Mac Classic only): commandoptionXO
- Force PowerBooks to reset the screen: R
- Force an AV monitor to be recognized as one: commandoptionAV
- Eject Boot Floppy: Hold Down Mouse Button
- Select volume to start from: option
- Start in Firewire target drive mode: T
- Startup in OSX if OS9 and OXS in boot partition: X or commandX
- Attempt to boot from network server: N (Hold until Mac Logo appears)
- Hold down until the 2nd chime, will boot into 9?: commandoption
- OSX: Watch the status of the system load: commandV
- OSX: Enter single-user mode (shell-level mode): commandS
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1533