switching start up drive via keyboard upon startup?

Can I change start up drives via a keyboard command upon startup?
AUTOKAWKR wrote on :

Can I change start up drives via a keyboard command upon startup? I have 2 drives in my Mac and I set it to open with the other drive. Well I can't find the passwords to get into it now. How can I get past the password protection or switch back to my other hard drive? Thanks in advance

Bill autokawkr@redacted.invalid

Sammy NoSpam replied on :

On 2004-01-28 20:25:31 -0500, autokawkr@redacted.invalid (AUTOKAWKR) said:

Can I change start up drives via a keyboard command upon startup? I have 2 drives in my Mac and I set it to open with the other drive. Well I can't find the passwords to get into it now. How can I get past the password protection or switch back to my other hard drive? Thanks in advance

hold the option key as you boot - you'll see a list of bootable drives. Pick the right one