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Working on a G5 that only has one volume in it. Just booting normally brings up the blinking folder with the questionmark. If I hold opt while booting, the one HD shows up. I can click on it and it will start up properly. I went into startup disk and made sure that the default drive was set properly. Any other suggestions to get this computer to boot without holdign down teh opt key?

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Shawn
 
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2017 27" iMac, 10.5" iPad Pro, iPhone 8, iPhone 11, iPhone 12 Mini, Numerous iPods, Monterey
You might want to try resetting the PRAM/NVRAM on your G5. Refer to the following Apple KB article: Link

Some folks have also suggested that a defective or weak PRAM battery could be the cause. See the following article about same. Link

New battery can be ordered from OWC if necessary.

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