"C" key fails to boot from CD-ROM

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I am trying to boot from my CD-ROM by holding down the "C" key. However, it does not seem to be working like it does on my Apple Power Macintosh.
Apple uses their own brand CD-ROM drives which use a special ROM routine to cause the computer to boot from the CD-ROM drive instead of the drive selected in the Startup Disk control panel when the "C" key is depressed.

Power Computing does not use Apple brand CD-ROM drives. As a result, this feature is unavailable for Power Computing users. However, Power Computing customers may achieve the same result by holding the Command, Option, Shift, and Delete keys simultaneously during startup.

Machines Affected: All
Published Date: Feb 19, 2012