My Mac thinks it's a Windows machine

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Was using Windows partition on Boot camp and now cannot get out of it. Mac starts in Windows every time. Keyboard seems unresponsive until system is loaded. Tried changing 2 HDs but comes up "no boot disk - insert boot disk".
I know the HD has a Mac Os. Was last using X.6.8
Snow Leopard is in the DVD slot and I can hear it spinning but as I say the keyboard is unresponsive.
 

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MacMini M-1 MacOS Monterey, iMac 2010 27"Quad I7 , MBPLate2011, iPad Pro10.5", iPhoneSE
What happens if when you hear the Apple Start up Bong sound you hold down the Option Key and keep it down?
 
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Silver M1 iMac 512/16/8/8 macOS 11.6
USB keyboards generally be USB keyboards period. Into System preferences and make OS X.,6 is set as the Startup Disk.
 

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