Others, like resetting SMC and NVRAM, are no longer needed on the latest Macs. Some of the more advanced options, like Verbose mode, are now hidden away. Either click Restart in the dialog box or let the timer count down.

Target Disk Mode: go to the Recovery menu and select Share Disk. Easiest way: Go to the Apple menu and select Restart.

Set a Default Startup Disk: select your disk as above, then hold down the Option key and click Always Use.

Hold down the Control + Command + Power button / Touch ID / Eject key at the same time for a few seconds. What can I do I cannot loose any of my data. Force restart your Mac with keyboard commands.

Startup Manager: all your bootable disks will be displayed in the startup options screen, so just pick the one you want. However I can say that the keyboard works because I am able to force shutdown by pressing Shift + Control + Option + Power Button Here is what I see.

Safe Mode: select a volume, hold the Shift key, and click Continue in Safe Mode.

That means the keyboard is scanning for input and sending that signal to your computer more frequently than the industry-standard 1,000Hz. This will launch the macOS recovery mode, from where you can access some of the other boot modes, including: On the hardware side, the BlackWidow V4 Pro supports up to a crazy 8,000Hz polling rate.

Power on your Mac and keep holding the power button until you see the startup options screen.

Instead of starting your computer and holding down certain key combinations, you access the options in a different way: The startup options for M1 and M2-based Macs have changed. However, if I wait 3 seconds until the chime is done, and then press keys, I can get the recovery console.The Mac startup keys listed below refer mostly to Intel-based Macs. I had been pressing the specified keys as soon as I could after a restart during the startup chime. Pressing the Control+Command+Eject/Power button is the most reliable way to. Press Control+Command+Eject (or Control+Command+Power button). Choose the Apple key and then click Restart. For this, I am using not only a Windows keyboard, but also where the keyboard is connected to a KVM switch (i.e., USB connection from the Mini to the switch, and then keyboard attached to the switch).Īfter a bunch floundering, I found that at least with the Mini, timing is an issue. To restart a Mac computer, you have three choices: Press the power button (or press Control+Eject) and, when a dialog box appears, click the Restart button.

The Mini has been entirely different, where the best I can do is a login screen that offers to reset the login password.

With the MBP and a built-in keyboard, I can get to the Recovery without difficulty, using any of the specified methods. I have both an old MacBook Pro (2010) and a 2014 Mac Mini.

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