can this IMac be saved?
September 10, 2010 7:19 AM Subscribe
IMac and bootcamp problem [see within]
My son came back from college. Has an IMac with bootcamp. I know it functioned as it should, or so I thought, because when I turned it on (he has gone overseas) it came up in Safari. Then newphew slept in his room for a week and we told him he could use the computer. Now I discovered that no matter what I do--holding down this or that key and booting), nothing but nothing gets it out of PC mode. It comes up in Microsoft and I can not get it any other way. Tried downloading Safari but still can not even get preferences to return to Mac rather than Microsoft.
The computer about 6 years old. Is it in need of work at shop and if so, is it worth the investment? There seems some sort of corruption that has taken place, though I am hardly a tech person.
Advice?
My son came back from college. Has an IMac with bootcamp. I know it functioned as it should, or so I thought, because when I turned it on (he has gone overseas) it came up in Safari. Then newphew slept in his room for a week and we told him he could use the computer. Now I discovered that no matter what I do--holding down this or that key and booting), nothing but nothing gets it out of PC mode. It comes up in Microsoft and I can not get it any other way. Tried downloading Safari but still can not even get preferences to return to Mac rather than Microsoft.
The computer about 6 years old. Is it in need of work at shop and if so, is it worth the investment? There seems some sort of corruption that has taken place, though I am hardly a tech person.
Advice?
Response by poster: alas, no diamond showing up anywhere...ah, well. thanks for the suggestion. truly appreciated.
posted by Postroad at 8:29 AM on September 10, 2010
posted by Postroad at 8:29 AM on September 10, 2010
Find the Boot Camp control panel and do what yerfatma said.
Restarting and holding the option key should always give you the choice of startup disk.
posted by Fleebnork at 8:33 AM on September 10, 2010
Restarting and holding the option key should always give you the choice of startup disk.
posted by Fleebnork at 8:33 AM on September 10, 2010
Response by poster: update! wondered why no clock so I fiddled in total ignorance. by chance found something that allowed me to choose Mac or Pc and it changed for me! again, thanks.
posted by Postroad at 8:39 AM on September 10, 2010
posted by Postroad at 8:39 AM on September 10, 2010
For posterity:
1) Go to control panel in windows (shortcut: windows menu, "R" key, then type in "control" and enter)
2) Find icon named "Boot Camp". You may need to switch to classic view, or show all; there should be an option along the left side of the Control Panel window.
3) Choose Mac OS X as the start up disk. Restart. The computer will now start up in OS X until changed again.
Or alternatively:
1) Power on computer.
2) IMMEDIATELY after hearing the normal start up chime, hold the option key down.
3) Continue holding option key until several pictures of hard drives appear on screen. Choose the appropriately labeled one.
posted by now i'm piste at 9:47 AM on September 10, 2010
1) Go to control panel in windows (shortcut: windows menu, "R" key, then type in "control" and enter)
2) Find icon named "Boot Camp". You may need to switch to classic view, or show all; there should be an option along the left side of the Control Panel window.
3) Choose Mac OS X as the start up disk. Restart. The computer will now start up in OS X until changed again.
Or alternatively:
1) Power on computer.
2) IMMEDIATELY after hearing the normal start up chime, hold the option key down.
3) Continue holding option key until several pictures of hard drives appear on screen. Choose the appropriately labeled one.
posted by now i'm piste at 9:47 AM on September 10, 2010
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posted by yerfatma at 7:38 AM on September 10, 2010