DiskWarrior won't boot holding down C key
I have one of the first Minis (with the single core). Last week while doing routine maintenance I found out something is wrong with the volume (a node or something). I tried using Disk Utility to fix it, which didn't work, so I purchased DiskWarrior. It finally got here today, but when I hold down the C key to restart with DiskWarrior it doesn't work. It restarts with the regular finder. The DiskWarrior instructions say not to use it as my startup disk. Can anyone help me? My computer is getting sicker all the time. Thanks!
You'll need a wired usb keyboard for the C key to work at restart. And the Apple Aluminum keyboard won't work either. But most PC usb keyboards will work.
Alternatively, you can hold down the menu button of the Apple remote at startup and it will give you a screen to choose the startup disk.
Keep in mind, too, that the version of DiskWarrior will have to be newer than your Mini.
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First go to *System Preferences > Startup Disk* > select the *Mac OS X 10.5. on Macintosh HD* > click the Lock > hit the Restart button.
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