| C |
boot from cd or dvd |
| D |
force the boot device to be the internal hard drive |
| T |
start in firewire target disk mode – essentially turns your mac into a wicked expensive external hd |
| X |
force boot into mac os x (older macs that dual-boot into os 9 and x) |
| N |
boot from network drive |
| shift |
hold after power-up to boot into safe mode, hold after login to prevent startup items from opening |
| mouse button |
eject cd before booting normally |
| command-S |
boot into single user mode; type exit when done |
| command-option-O-F |
boot into the open firmware prompt |
| command-option-P-R |
reset PRAM |
| command-option-V |
verbose boot |
command-option-shift-delete |
bypass internal hard drive and boot from external drive or cd |
| option |
shows the startup manager for all bootable drives |
| command-. |
when startup disk chooser is active, open the cd tray |
