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Special key combinations – Apple Workgroup Server 8550 User Manual

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Special key combinations

If difficulties with your mouse or server don’t allow you to use standard
methods of quitting a program or restarting your server you can try using
these special key combinations.

To do this...

…press this key combination

Force a program to quit

x

-Option-Esc

Here are other key combinations you may find useful:

To do this...

…press this key combination

Start a “debugging” program usedby software programmers*

x

-Power key

Start the server from a CD-ROM disc

C key (at startup)

Ignore SCSI ID 0 (zero)

x

-Option-Shift-Delete

Turn off system extensions

Shift key (while starting up)

Reset PRAM

x

-Option-p-r (while starting

up with external SCSI
devices disconnected)

*If you do not have a debugging program installed, your screen displays a caret prompt (>).
To return to the desktop, type “G.”

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