Re: can't open cd-rom drive to boot from cd

Reboot the machine and hold down the mouse button.
This forces the CD tray to open.
Then insert your install CD.
You should be good to go from there.

On Nov 17, 2003, at 11:55 AM, Letitia Carper wrote:

>
> Hello--
>
> My G5 was improperly shut down and now is frozen on boot-up (hangs on
> Waiting
> for Application Services"). Holding down the option key while I boot
> brings
> me the startup manager screen with the circle-arrow, straight arrow,
> and
> picture of hard drive in between. Apple Support docs tell me that
> from this
> point I can cmd-period to kick open the cd-rom drive, but I can't get
> that to
> happen. It just doesn't open.
>
> I'm on 10.2.x, Jaguar.
>
> I'm really stuck! Is there something obvious that I'm missing?
>
> --Letitia Carper Long
>
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