Mac Mini BIOS Keystroke Commands

The following BIOS commands have been tested on Intel-based Mac® Mini target servers and Mac Lion® servers running Mac Snow Leopard®. The servers were attached to a KX III with D2CIM-DVUSB and D2CIM-VUSB CIMs. See below for the supported keys and any notes.

Keystroke

Description

Virtual Media CIM

Dual Virtual Media CIM

Mac Lion Server

HDMI CIM

Press C during startup

Start up from a bootable CD or DVD, such as the Mac OS X Install disc

 

Press D during startup

Start up in Apple Hardware Test (AHT)

May need BIOS Mac profile for the mouse to work

May need BIOS Mac profile for mouse to work

May need BIOS Mac profile for the mouse to work

Press Option- Command-P-R until you hear startup sound a second time.

Reset NVRAM

 

Press Option during startup

Start up in Startup Manager, where you can select a Mac OS X volume to start from

Press Eject, F12, or hold the mouse button

Ejects any removable media, such as an optical disc

 

Press N during startup

Start up from a compatible network server (NetBoot)

Press T during startup

Start up in Target Disk mode

 

 

Press Shift during startup

Start up in Safe Boot mode and temporarily disable login items

Known issue with LION to boot to safe mode. "Safe Mode" in red does not appear for Lion

Press Command-V during startup

Start up in Verbose mode.admin

Press Command-S during startup

Start up in Single-User mode

Press Option-N during startup

Start from a NetBoot server using the default boot image

Press Command-R during startup

Start from Lion Recovery1

N/A

N/A

See Also

Hardware

KX III Dimensions and Physical Specifications

KX III Supported Target Server Video Resolutions

KX III Supported Local Port DVI Resolutions

Target Server Video Resolution Supported Connection Distances and Refresh Rates

Supported Computer Interface Module (CIMs) Specifications

Supported Digital Video CIMs for Mac

Digital CIM Timing Modes

Digital CIM Established and Standard Modes

DVI Compatibility Mode

Supported Remote Connections

Network Speed Settings

Dell Chassis Cable Lengths and Video Resolutions

Smart Card Minimum System Requirements

Supported Smart Card Readers

Unsupported Smart Card Readers

Audio Playback and Capture Recommendations and Requirements

Number of Supported Audio/Virtual Media and Smartcard Connections

Certified Modems

KX III Supported Keyboard Languages

Using a Windows Keyboard to Access Mac Targets

TCP and UDP Ports Used