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- Subject: Re: Zapping P-RAM under System 7
- Message-ID: <yuan1.714238583@husc9>
- From: yuan1@husc9.harvard.edu (Nina Yuan)
- Date: 19 Aug 92 15:36:23 GMT
- References: <yuan1.714154544@husc9> <14121@auspex-gw.auspex.com> <1992Aug19.082845.9570@news.weeg.uiowa.edu>
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- smills@news.weeg.uiowa.edu (MuffinHead) writes:
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- >hcheng@Auspex.COM (Howard Cheng) writes:
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- >>In article <yuan1.714154544@husc9> yuan1@husc9.harvard.edu (Nina Yuan) writes:
- >>>A quick question; how do you zap the P-RAM on a IIci under System 7? I can't
- >>>seem to find the info in the System 7 Reference.
- >>>
- > Hold down Command-Option-P-R right after your last extension pops up.
- >Hold the keys until a dialog appears asking if you really want to do that.
- > Parameter RAM holds certain information the System uses, like printer and
- >port information, key repeat rates, speaker volume, etc. Zapping it simply
- >resets all of this.
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- Thanks to everyone who sent me this info via e-mail. HOWEVER, I just tried
- this and was greeted with a "do you really want to rebuild your desktop"
- message. This can't be right, can it?
-
- -nhy
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