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* Command-R: MacOS Recovery system
* Command-R: MacOS Recovery system
* Option-Command-R or Shift-Option-Command-R: Start from macOS Recovery over the Internet
* Option-Command-R or Shift-Option-Command-R: Start from MacOS Recovery over the Internet
* Option: Startup Manager, which allows you to choose other available startup disks or volumes
* Option: Startup Manager, which allows you to choose other available startup disks or volumes
* Option-Command-P-R: Reset NVRAM
* Option-Command-P-R: Reset NVRAM
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* N: Start up from a NetBoot server, if your Mac supports network startup volumes
* N: Start up from a NetBoot server, if your Mac supports network startup volumes
** Option-N: To use the default boot image on the server
** Option-N: To use the default boot image on the server
* Command-S: Start up in single-user mode. Disabled in macOS Mojave or later
* Command-S: Start up in single-user mode (disabled in macOS Mojave or later)
* T: Start up in target disk mode
* T: Target disk mode
* Command-V: Start up in verbose mode
* Command-V: Verbose mode


== Installation ==
== Installation ==

Revision as of 07:37, 20 July 2023

Hardware

Original System:

  • 2006 MacMini 1.1 (A1176)
  • CoreDuo 1.66 GHz CPU -> Core2Duo (T7400) 2.16 GHz
  • 1 GB 667 MHz DDR2 RAM -> 4 GB
  • GMA 950 Chipset
  • 80 GB SATA Disk
  • 846CA SuperDrive (CD-ROM)
  • Supports MacOS 10.6.8 (Snow Leopard)
  • Using non-Apple keyboard
    • Command (⌘): Windows
    • Option (⌥): Alt

Startup Keys

  • Command-R: MacOS Recovery system
  • Option-Command-R or Shift-Option-Command-R: Start from MacOS Recovery over the Internet
  • Option: Startup Manager, which allows you to choose other available startup disks or volumes
  • Option-Command-P-R: Reset NVRAM
  • Shift: Safe mode
  • D: Apple Diagnostics utility
    • Option-D to start up to this utility over the internet
  • N: Start up from a NetBoot server, if your Mac supports network startup volumes
    • Option-N: To use the default boot image on the server
  • Command-S: Start up in single-user mode (disabled in macOS Mojave or later)
  • T: Target disk mode
  • Command-V: Verbose mode

Installation

Administration

Reset VMRAM:

nvram -c