[WinMac] iMac RAM boot (was: Floppyless)

Parker, Douglas(douglas.parker[at]lmco.com)
Tue, 09 Feb 1999 12:32:32 -0500

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I'm assuming the iMac has RAM disk. How about booting from RAM:

        Open your Memory Control Panel
        Set the RAM Disk to ~20/30 MB
        Reboot your system
        (Minimally), copy the System and Finder from your HD to RAM disk
        Bless the System Folder on your RAM Drive (Startup Disk)
        Restart.

This will boot from RAM, leaving your HD unlocked.

I use this regularly on my Macs I support here and it works great. On my
support server, I have three folders that have complete, generic system
folders with network support. I identify which system folder I need to
duplicate (PowerComputing, PowerMac, 68040), copy from the support server to
the RAM drive, bless it, and go.

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