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To boot from a CD or DVD on a Mac hold down the C key while the Mac starts up. IF a suitable operating system is available on the disc the Mac will use that. If there are problems with the Live CD boot try an alternative route such as Virtual Box (See links below) which can boot from the CD's ISO file copied to the Macs hard disc.
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How do you get to window 7 on the Mac?
The cheapest for Mac is Windows 7 Home Premium Full (not upgrade) Snow leopard and leopard both have boot camp. Insert your windows cd, launch boot camp, and fallow instructions
How do you boot a computer with a damaged hard disk?
You don't. Unless you've got a live CD, then you can boot into that by pressing the delete button upon boot and change the boot device 1 to cd-rom. Or even easier, press F8/F12 depending on mother board and choose to boot from CD-rom.
Reinstalling leopard onto your new messed up mac?
insert the Leopard CD into your mac. Turn it on, after you hear the startup tone, hold down the C key, which will cause the mac to boot using the leopard CD. once it is booted, it will walk you through reinstalling Mac OS X.
How do you format your PC if you do not have a floppy drive installed?
boot from a cd (slackware has live boot added by defult on cd2 .. there are fdisk and cfdisk on it)
How do you reset a second hand Mac book pro?
Insert the OS install CD or DVD. Restart your Macbook Pro and hold down the C key. The Mac will boot from the CD or DVD. Choose "Erase and Install" if you want a clean install.
What software offers PC Diagnostics?
SIW is a free program that offers diagnostics for windows. There are also Live things you can download to a CD and use it when you boot up like Hiren's Boot CD.
Name of Software diagnostic program that tests both memory and CPU function?
You can use a LIVE boot CD, per exemple, UBCD, you download it for free here: http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/ burn it to a CD using your favorite CD burner, then boot from the CD. You can then choose an from an extensive list of softwares that are in the CD.
How do you downgrade from Mac OS X to Mac OS 9?
You cannot without erasing your hard drive and installing Mac OS 9 from scratch. Even then Mac OS 9 may not run on modern Mac hardware because Mac OS 9 needs the ROM chip to boot. Modern Mac OS X hardware uses EFI to boot the system instead of a ROM chip to boot. Mac OS X v10.0 - Mac OS X v10.4 support Mac OS 9 applications and can run them, you just need to install the Mac OS 9 compatibility program which can be found on the Mac OS X Install CD.
How do you host boot with Mac?
cant host boot with a mac but you can emulize a PC and check out this website HostBooterz.com
Why won't my computer boot with boot CD in drive?
Because, you didn't choose the CD drive like a bootable, or the CD disk is not bootable.
Is it possible to install Linux on a Mac using Boot Camp?
It is possible to install Linux on a Mac using Boot Camp but it can be messy. Option 1: If you have Windows installed is to use the Wubi installer (See links below) to install Linux from within Windows. Option 2: Use Boot Camp to create a Window partition. Boot from the Live CD, run Partition Editor, delete the Windows partition, Run the Installer and install into Free Space. Option 3: Ignore Boot Camp. Run directly from a LiveCD or USB stick. Option 4: Ignore Boot Camp. Run in Virtual Box.
What is roadstarter boot CD?
use to boot up the unit from the cd/dvd drive rather than the HD.
