Clearing the PRAM on a MAC

Summary

Clearing PRAM

Body

 Objective

Clearing PRAM

 Audience

  • Students
  • Faculty
  • Staff
  • Guests

 Environment  

MAC OS

 Procedure

Clearing PRAM is a way of resetting PRAM back to its original factory values. To clear the PRAM on your MacBook, follow the instructions below:

  1. Shut down the computer.
  2. Turn on the computer.
  3. Immediately hold down the following keys simultaneously: Command, Option, P, and R.  This must be done before the gray screen appears.
  4. Release the keys after the 2nd chime.

Details

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Article ID: 712
Created
Thu 7/21/22 4:25 PM
Modified
Tue 2/27/24 10:52 AM

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