Someone suggested I do this but I don't understand these directions. I dropped my PB and I hear clicking noises so it was suggested that I put in the second of the two OS X c.d.'s the computer came with, to see if the HD is damaged. He/she said to "hold option at boot." Does this mean press down on the "option" key before, during, or after the c.d. is put in? sorry for being so computer illiterate!
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To check HD using c.d., what does "hold option at boot" mean?
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You can hold down the option keep as soon as you start. It's not necessary for it to be down the whole time you are booting, but overkill won't hurt. You can let go when you see the screen that lets you choose the startup device.
Greenone said:
Hold the option key down while you are pressing the power button. An continue to hold the option key until the grey screen appears.
Greenone said:
or hold down the letter "c" (no caps) to boot from the cd, and run the disk utility from there
SmurfBoxMasta said:or hold down the letter "c" (no caps) to boot from the cd, and run the disk utility from there
She (right?) is trying to run the Apple Hardware Test, not Disk Utility. AHT is separate from the normal OS X boot disk (separate partition I believe), so actually holding "c" down won't work in this case.