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P ower Ma cin t os h Us e r ’ s M a n u a l Includes setup, troubleshooting, and important health-related infor mation for P ower Macintosh 7600 series computers ...
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K Apple Computer , Inc. © 1996 Apple Computer, Inc. All rights reserved. Under the copyright laws, this manual may not be copied, in whole or in part, without the written consent of Apple. Your rights to the software are governed by the accompanying software license agreement. The Apple logo is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in th ...
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iii Co m m unic ations re g ulat ion inf or mation v i Pr efa c e W e lc o me t o P o w er Ma c i n t o sh i x Par t I 1G e t t i n g S t a r t e d 1 Pl u ggi ng in the computer 3 Ins ta lli ng an ex pa nsi on c ard 7 C onn ect i ng a monit or 7 C onn ect i ng t h e mou se a nd ke yboar d 1 0 C onn ect i ng ot h er equipm ent 1 2 Tu r n i n g t h e ...
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2G e t t i n g H e l p 27 Gettin g a ns wers t o y our quest ions 28 Ide nti fying ob jects on the screen 3 6 Lear ning u seful shortcuts 3 7 3C o n n e c t i n g A dd i t i o na l E q u i pme n t 39 Y our c omputer at a gl a nce 39 A bout y our computer ’ s A/V pan el 42 C onn ect i ng audi o equipment 42 C onn ect i ng v ideo equipm ent 48 C on ...
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Par t II 6T r ouble sho ot i ng 7 5 When y ou ha v e quest ions 7 5 If y ou ha v e trouble 7 5 Solu ti ons t o common pr oblems 7 9 Solu ti ons t o CD-R OM prob lems 9 1 If y our computer ’ s performance decrease s 97 Sol v i ng printer problem s 98 Obtaini n g updated App le so ft w are 9 8 Ini t i a lizing a har d dis k 1 03 Re p a i r i n g a ...
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vi Communications Regulation Information Co mmunic ation s reg u la t io n i n f or ma t i on FCC statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device in accordance with the specifications in Part 15 of FCC rules. See instructions if interference to radio or television reception is suspected. Rad ...
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DOC statement DOC Class B Compliance This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the interference-causing equipment standard entitled “Digital Apparatus,” ICES-003 of the Department of Communications. Observation des normes—Classe B Cet appareil numérique respecte l ...
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Co n gratul ati ons on the purcha se of y our ne w Macint osh. Y our computer i s de si gned to gi v e you t h e highe st p erf orma nce c ombi n ed with real ease o f us e—it ’ s eas y t o set up , eas y to u se , a nd ea s y to e xpand. This book will g ui de y ou throu gh the setup pro ced ure , tell y ou ho w to e xpand y our Mac i ntosh, a ...
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I part Chapte r 1 G et ti ng S tar te d Chapte r 2 Get ti ng H elp Chapte r 3 C onn e cti n g Addit ion al Equi p m e nt Chapte r 4 In st al l ing and Usi n g Ap plic ation Pro gr ams Chapte r 5 Usi ng th e Opti on al C D - ROM Driv e ...
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Th e illu stration on t h e n ex t pag e show s all the equipment y ou will need to set up y our computer and begin us i ng it. (N ote that y our monit or a nd ke yboard ma y look s li ght l y dif ferent depending on w hat y ou purcha sed. ) Pl ace y our equipm ent on a sturd y , flat s urf ace near a grounded w all outlet. (Y our P ow er Mac i nt ...
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Monitor power cord (sometimes built into the monitor) Computer power cord Monitor cable (sometimes built into the monitor) Keyboard Apple Plain T alk Microphone (optional) Mouse Keyboard cable (sometimes built into the keyboard as shown here) Monitor Macintosh computer ...
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3 Getting Started IMPORTANT When pic king up y our c omputer , b e sure t o grasp it b y the s ide s . Grasp i ng it b y the front or b ack c an c ause the computer ’ s co v er to lif t of f . Plu g ging in th e c omput er Bef ore y ou plu g y our Mac i ntosh into a w all sock et , care full y read all the setup instr uct ions in this c hapter . ...
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Set the switch to show “115” for voltages in the 100–130V range. Set the switch to show “230” for voltages in the 200–270V range. Check to see that the voltage switch on the back of your computer is properly set before you plug it in. If you need to change the setting, insert a small screwdriver here and slide the switch. WARNING Se tti ...
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Vo l t a g es f or d i ff ere n t l oca t i on s Country Single voltage Japan 100 South Korea 100/220 Jamaica, Taiwan 110 Peru 110/220 Brazil, Lebanon 110–220 Philippines 115 Bermuda, Canada, Puerto Rico, United States, Venezuela 120 Mexico 127 Saudi Arabia 127/220 Hong Kong 200 India, South Africa 220–250 Israel, Pakistan, Singapore 230 Austra ...
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2P lug the socket end of the computer’s power cord into the recessed power socket (marked with the symbol ≤ ) on the back of the computer. 3P lug the other end of the power cord into a three-hole grounded outlet or power strip. IMPORTANT The onl y w a y to di sconnect po wer c omplete l y is t o un plu g the po wer c ord. Mak e s ure that at le ...
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Inst a llin g a n e x pans io n card If y ou purcha sed a PCI e xpans ion c ard f or your M acint osh, i nstall it no w . (See A pp endix B , “I nstalling an Expans ion C ard, ” f or i nstr uct ions . ) If y ou don ’ t ha v e to install an ex pa nsi on c ard, g o on to t h e n ex t secti on, “C onn ectin g a Monitor . ” Con ne c t i ng a ...
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8 Chapter 1 2C onnect the monitor power cord to the monitor. On s ome monit ors , the cord i s already attac hed. 3P lug in the monitor power cord. Some m onitor po wer c ords are de s igned t o plu g into t he bac k of y our com puter . So me m onitor po wer c ords mu st b e c onn ec ted to a grounded e lectric al outlet , not t o the computer . C ...
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9 Getting Started Con ne ct i ng the monit or c able After y ou plu g in the monitor po wer c ord, y ou connect t h e monit or c able t o th e com puter ’ s monit or por t. To c onn ect t h e monit or cab le , f oll ow t h ese steps: 1A ttach the monitor cable to the monitor. On s ome monit ors , the cab le is alread y attached. 2A ttach the moni ...
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Con ne c t i ng the mouse and ke yboard Y ou ha v e a c hoice o f se v eral ke y boards f or y our Mac i nt osh. The w a y y ou c onnect t h e mou se a nd ke yboar d dep ends on w h ether the k e yboar d has a separate c able or a built-in c able . Con ne c ti ng a k e y boa rd w i th a b u i lt-i n ca bl e 1P lug the mouse cable into the recessed ...
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Con ne c ti ng a k e y boa rd w i th a se pa rat e cab le 1P lug the mouse cable into the port on either side of the keyboard. Most ri ght-ha nded p eop le pref er to u se the mouse wit h thei r right hand; most lef t-handed p eople pre f er to u se thei r left hand. P lug t h e mouse int o the por t on the s ide y ou pref er . The p lu g a nd t h ...
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Con ne ct i ng ot her eq u i pme n t If y ou are new t o the Mac i ntosh, it ’ s a g ood idea t o get s ome ex perience us i n g y our computer bef ore y ou connect ot h er equipm ent, s uch a s a pri nter or sc a nn er . T o lear n ba si c Macint osh s kills , continue with t h e i nstr ucti ons i n this chap te r . When y ou ’ re ready t o c ...
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2 Turn on your computer by pressing the Power key on the keyboard. The P o w er k e y is mark ed with a tri ang le . Its l o c ati on dep ends on w hic h keybo ard y ou ha v e . Y ou h ear a tone from t h e c omputer as it star ts up . 13 Getting Started ...
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3C heck to see what’s on your screen. Yo u ’ ll see a sequence of me s sa ge s descri bing w hat is happeni n g , f oll ow ed by th e E n er gy S tar di alo g bo x. m If y ou ’ re a b e gi nning M acintosh u ser , pres s the R etur n ke y . m If y ou ’ re a n e xperienced Mac i nt osh user , you ma y w ant to set y our en erg y- sa vi ng op ...
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S kip now t o “What ’ s Nex t?” m If y ou see a blin ki n g quest ion mark, see “ Solut ions t o C ommon Prob lems ” in Chapter 6 . m If y ou see anyt hi n g else on y our screen, or if you see not hi ng at all , see the sect ion “Pr oblems T ur ni ng Y our C omputer On?” later in thi s chapter . No t e : To sa v e en er g y , y our c ...
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Wh at’ s ne xt? Yo u’ ve finished settin g up your c omputer . C ontinue with one of t h e fol l ow i n g steps: m If y ou are new t o the Mac i ntosh, turn to t h e nex t sect ion, “ Lear ning th e Ba sics . ” When y ou ’ v e lear ned the bas ic Mac i ntosh s kills , tur n to t he sect ion “ Sa v i ng En er gy W ith the E n erg y Sa ve ...
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Learn ing th e basics If y ou are new t o the Mac i ntosh, y ou should begin b y looking at t h e eas y-t o-use pro gram c alled the Mac i nt osh T ut orial. Th e tutori al teaches y ou th e b as ic s kills y ou ’ll n eed to u se y our computer . T o star t the tutori al, f ollo w th ese steps: 1S lide your mouse along your mouse pad or desk. Hol ...
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2M o ve the tip of the arrow ( 8 ) to the question mark ( h ) in the upper-right portion of the screen. If y ou r un out of room on y our mouse pad or des k while m ov i ng t h e mou se , pi ck up the mou se a nd pl ace it where there ’ s more room . (T h e ar ro w on the screen mo v es onl y when the mou se is in contact wit h the mouse pad or d ...
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Rev iewing the ba sic s Y ou can u se the fo llo wing illu strations t o re v ie w the elements y ou use on y our screen t o do work wit h y our computer . Men us The str i p acr oss t h e top o f the screen is c alled the menu b ar . T he s ymbol s a nd wo rd s i n it repre sent menus o f commands . T o op en a menu, p lace t h e po i nter on the ...
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Icons Ic ons are small p ic tures t hat represent di s ks , pro grams , do cuments and fo ld ers . Y ou can double-c lic k a ny i con t o op en it a nd see w hat it contains . This icon represents your computer’s internal hard disk. Icons like this one represent application programs, which you use to create documents and do other work. Icons like ...
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Sa v i ng e ner g y w i th t he E ner g y Sa v er co n t ro l pa nel When y ou sa v e en er g y , y ou sa v e natural res ources and reduce pollut ion. Y our Powe r M a ci nt osh contains feature s that aut omati call y sa v e energ y . Y ou c a n inc r ea se the en erg y sa v i ng s b y us i n g the E ner gy S a v er contr ol pan el t o tur n y ou ...
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Pu t tin g your com puter to sle ep Y our Po w er Macint osh is pre-set t o put itself t o sleep a fter 3 0 mi nute s of in ac ti v ity . Wh en y our computer g o e s to s leep , the screen dims t o sa ve ener g y a nd t o pre vent ima ge s from “bur ning ” i nt o the screen. Y ou do not lose an y of th e inf or mat ion y ou were w orki n g on ...
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Tu r n i n g t h e co m pu t er o ff Usin g t h e Po w e r k e y To t u r n t h e c o mputer of f u s i n g the Po w er ke y on the k e yboar d, fo llo w the se ins tru ct i ons: 1I f the computer is in sleep, press the Power key (or any other key on the keyboard except Caps Lock) to wake it. F or i nf or mati on on the sleep f eature of y our Mac ...
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3W ith the tip of the arrow on the word Special, press and hold down the mouse button. 4W hile holding down the mouse button, move the arrow until the words “Shut Down” are highlighted, then release the button. Tr o u ble ? If a prob lem with the computer pre v ents you fr om us i ng t h e P ow er ke y on t h e ke yboar d or choos i ng S hut Do ...
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Wh er e to fi nd ans wers When y ou ha v e quest ions about u sing y our Mac i nt osh, there are se v e ral pl ace s y ou can look f or a ns wers . In this book Use this book to help you set up your computer and learn about it, or to find solutions to problems with your equipment. In the Guide menu The Guide menu (marked with the h icon) is your ma ...
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27 Th e Gu ide menu is y our main source o f i nf ormation w hen y ou ’ re workin g with y our computer . Th e menu is i dentified b y a que stion mark ( h ) i n the upper -ri ght cor n er of the screen . 2 Ge tt i n g Hel p Use the instructions in this chapter to learn about the help available to you in the Guide menu. ...
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Ge tt i n g a ns w er s t o y o u r q uest i o ns When y ou ha v e a quest ion w hile w orki n g with y our computer , y ou c a n get the an sw er by c hoosin g Macint osh Gui de from the Gu ide ( h ) menu . 1P ull down the Application menu (in the upper-right corner of the screen) and choose Finder to make it the active application program. A c h ...
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3N otice the three buttons at the top of the window: Topics, Index, and Look For. Maci nt osh Gu ide gi v es y ou three w a y s of f i ndi n g i nf or mati on: m Topics lets y ou choose fr om a list o f general s ub jects; it is like t h e tab le of c ontents in a book. m Index lets y ou choose fr om a n alphab et ic al list o f more sp ecif ic s u ...
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2C l i ck “Customizing Your Computer” in the list of topics. When y ou c lic k a n y top ic area, a li st of rel ated que stions appears on the ri ght sid e o f the Mac i nt osh Gui de wi ndo w. 3C lick the question “How do I set the time and date?” and then click OK. Or double-click the question. A small window appears with instr uct ions ...
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Ge tt i ng a ns we rs w i th t he I nde x b utt on 1 In the Macintosh Guide window, click the Index button. An alphabetic al li st of s ub jects appears on the left s ide o f the window . 2S croll through the alphabetical list until the phrase “background pattern” is visible. Y ou can scro ll thr ough t h e list eit h er by dra g ging the s lid ...
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4C lick the question “How do I change the background pattern?” and then click OK. Or double-click the question. A small window appears with instr uct ions f or you t o f oll ow . 5 Read and follow the instructions in the window. Maci nt osh Gu ide pro v ide s step-by-step instr uct ions t o ans w er the quest ion y ou selected. When y ou ha v e ...
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Ge tt i ng a ns we rs w i th t he L oo k Fo r bu tt o n 1 In the Macintosh Guide window, click the Look For button. A small bo x appears on the left s ide o f the wi ndow , where y ou c a n typ e te xt. 2C l i ck the arrow button to activate the text box. 3T ype “trash” in the text box and then click Search. When y ou c lic k Search, a li st of ...
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4C lick the question “How do I turn off the Empty Trash warning?” and then click OK. Or double-click the question. A small window appears with instr uct ions f or you t o f oll ow . 5 Read and follow the instructions in the window. Maci nt osh Gu ide pro v ide s step-by-step instr uct ions t o ans w er the quest ion y ou selected. When y ou ha ...
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35 Getting Help Ti ps f or usi ng M aci n to sh Gu id e Here are a f ew t ips f or us i ng Ma cintosh G uide e f fec ti v el y: m Maci nt osh Gu ide is a v ail able onl y when y ou are in the Finder—the de s kt op area where y ou c a n see the icons o f dis ks , f ol ders , a nd f iles . (Other pro grams ma y als o ha v e help a v ail able i n th ...
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36 Chapter 2 Iden t ify i ng object s on the scre en So me ti me s y ou ’ll see an unf amiliar item on the screen and as k y ourself , “What ’ s that?” Y ou c an get an ans wer b y u sing a M acintosh f eature kno wn a s Ba ll oon Help . Ba ll oon Help ex p lains the functi on of i cons , menu s , commands , a nd other items on t h e Macint ...
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Learn i ng us e fu l shor tc uts Y ou can perf or m many ta s ks in the Finder more qu ic kl y if you u se ke yboar d or mou se shor tcuts . For e xamp le , i nstead o f c lic ki n g a n icon and c hoosing Op en from t h e F ile menu, y ou c an simp l y double-c lic k the ic on to open it. Fol l ow t h es e s t eps to learn ke y board and mou se sh ...
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3 Read about the shortcuts available for the category you selected. Click th e r i ght ar ro w in the lo wer -ri ght cor n er of the window t o disp la y the ne x t wi ndo w (if there is one) . 4W hen you finish reading about the shortcuts for your category, click the Topics (or h ) button in the lower-left corner to return to the main Macintosh Sh ...
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Yo u r c o m p u t e r at a g l anc e Th e illu stration on t h e n ex t pa ge sho w s a ba si c Po wer M acint osh s y stem, read y to u se . (R emember that y our monit or a nd ke y board ma y appear sli ght l y dif ferent fr om the on es p ictured here , dep ending on w hat y ou purcha sed. ) Y ou can al so e xpand y our computer s y stem by c o ...
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Your computer’s ports and connectors Printer port (GeoPort) [ Connects your Macintosh to a printer, LocalTalk network, or GeoPort Adapter. Modem port (GeoPort) W Connects an external modem, GeoPort Adapter, or LocalTalk cable to your Macintosh. SCSI port g Connects your Macintosh to SCSI equipment such as external hard disk drives and scanners. S ...
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Audio input ports - Connects your Macintosh to the RCA-type audio output ports (left & right) of video or audio equipment such as VCRs and tape decks. Audio output ports - Connects your Macintosh to the RCA-type audio input ports (left & right) of video or audio equipment such as VCRs and tape decks. Composite video ˜ Connects your Macinto ...
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Sound input port ≈ Connects your Macintosh to an Apple PlainTalk microphone or other audio input equipment. About y our c om put er’ s A / V pa nel Th e b ack o f y our computer has an A/V pan el with ports that allo w you t o c onnect a v ariety of audi o i n put a nd output and v ideo input dev ices . Con ne ct i ng au dio e quip m e nt Y our ...
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43 Connecting Additional Equipment About y our c om put er ’ s sou n d po r t s Th e s ound i nput por t i s marked wit h a n ic on of a mi crophone . T h e s ound output por t is mark ed with an ic on of a speaker . Th e c omputer ’ s sound ports accept the se 3 .5 mm c onn ect ors: Th e smaller c onn ect or (a “ stereo mi nip lug ”) is f ...
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Y our computer al so ha s por ts that accept le ft and ri ght audio in put a nd output th ro u gh R C A-typ e connect ors . T hese c onnect ors are found on de v ice s li k e VCRs and tap e dec ks (see the pre v iou s secti on, “ A bout Y our Computer ’ s A/V Pa n e l, ” f or more inf or mat ion on the types o f equipment y ou c an attach t o ...
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4A ttach the cable to the audio equipment and to the appropriate sound port on the Macintosh. To h ear or rec ord incoming s ound on the computer u sing a c able wit h a stereo miniplu g , c onn ect t h e audio equipm ent to t h e s ound i nput por t ( X ) . If you ’ re usi ng a cabl e with t w o R C A-type connect ors, c onnect the audio equ ipm ...
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Fo llo w these steps t o connect and pos iti on the microphone: 1S hut down the Macintosh. 2P lug the microphone’s connector into the sound input port ( X ) on the back of the computer. 3P lace the microphone at the top center of the monitor, so that the microphone’s Apple ( K ) icon is facing you. If y ou c a n ’ t pl ace the microphone on t ...
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Con ne ct i ng ex ternal ste r e o sp e aker s Y ou can tak e adv antag e of y our computer ’ s stereo sound output b y attac hi n g exte r n al l y po w ered (amplified) speak ers . 1 Assemble the speakers and the cable you need. Y ou n eed a cab le with stereo miniplu g s at each end t o connect one or both speakers t o the computer . (Some spe ...
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6T u r n on the computer. No w y ou hear the computer ’ s sound t hrou gh the ex ter nal speakers . (Y ou ma y als o need to set opt ions in the contro l pan e l for s ound settin g s i n or der to hear s ound t hrou gh y our sp eakers . R ef er t o the “ Sound ” t opic o f Mac i ntosh G uide , ava i l a b l e i n the Gui de [ h ] menu f or m ...
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S-v i de o con nec t o rs Th e S-v ideo connect or is a r ound plu g with se v eral small metal p i ns . Y ou ca n plu g this type of c onnect or i nt o y our computer ’ s S-v ideo in put por t. IMPORTANT The S-v i de o connect or resemble s other Mac i ntosh c onn ect ors , su ch as those f or a pri nter , modem, m ouse , or ke yboar d. Don ’ ...
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Con ne ct i ng vi de o eq u i pme n t f o r i n put t o th e c omputer When y ou connect v ideo equipment t o the P ow er Mac i ntosh, y ou can v iew vi deo on the computer , capture v ideo frame s, and hear the sound fr om the vi d e o equipm ent throu gh the computer ’ s sp eak er . T h e instr uct ions t hat fo llo w are f or connect i ng a st ...
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2A ttach one end of the video cable to the Video Out port on the VCR or camera. Fol l ow t h e directi ons that c ame with t h e VCR or cam era. 3P lug the other end of the video cable into either the S-video input port ( æ ) or the composite video input port ( ˜ ) on the Macintosh. If the connect or doesn ’ t sli de eas il y i nto t h e por t ...
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S-v ideo co nnec t i on f or i np ut f ro m a VC R Com pos ite v ide o con nect io n f or i np ut f ro m a came ra Composite video input port Video Out port Audio Out ports (left and right) Triple RCA-plug cable (available at most electronics supply stores) ˜ Audio input ports (left and right) - S-video input port S-video Out port S-video cable VC ...
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S-v ideo co nnec t i on f or i np ut f ro m a ca mera 6 Turn on the computer and the VCR or video camera. Y ou can no w b egin w orki n g with the v ideo equ ipment connected t o y our Maci nt osh. F or i nstructi ons on how t o v iew v ideo , c apture sing le ima ge s , a nd use v ideo in other w a y s, see t h e “V ideo ” top ic o f Mac i nt ...
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Con ne ct i ng ex ter n al SC S I de v i ces Y our computer ha s a por t f or connect i n g dev ices t hat use t he Small C omputer Sy stem I nterf ace (S CS I, pr onounced “ s kuh-zee ”) . T h e SC SI port p er mits hi gh-sp eed communic at ion betw een the computer and the de v ice . Th e S CS I ic on appears abov e the por t on the computer ...
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Be f ore y o u co nnec t a de v ice Bef ore y ou connect a S CS I de v ice t o y our Mac i ntosh, be s ure to c omplete th es e t as ks: m Ma ke s ure each S CS I dev ice connected t o y our Mac i nt osh has its o wn, unique ID number from 0 t o 6 (or from 1 t o 6 if y ou ha ve a sec ond i nter nal hard di s k installed) . See t h e instr uct ions ...
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IMPORTANT Th e t otal lengt h of t h e c able s i n a SC SI c hain should not e xceed 6 meters (20 f eet) . SC SI c ables mu st ha v e a 1 1 0-oh m impeda nce . F or b est re su lts , use SC S I c able s manuf actured b y A pple C omputer . m Ma ke s ure that the l ast (or onl y) de v ice i n the SC S I chain has a termi nat or . Make s ure that no ...
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Con ne c ti ng a S CSI de v ice Us e t h es e general instr uct ions in con junct ion with t h e instr uct ions t hat cam e with y our SC SI de v ice: 1 Turn off your Macintosh. 2M ake sure the SCSI device is switched off. 3 Use a SCSI cable to connect the device either to the computer’s SCSI port or to the last SCSI device already in the chain. ...
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Memory f or y our computer i s pro v ided i n pack ag e s called Du al I nlin e Memory Module s (DIMM s) . A ddi ng d ynamic random-acces s memory (DRAM) D IMMs increase s y our computer ’ s memory . T h e DIMMs mu st b e th e c or rect type for y our computer , and can be i nstalled one-at-a-tim e . F or be st per f orma nce , how e v er , the D ...
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Apple Power Macintosh 120 Series - page 70
Con ne c t in g ne tw o rk ca b les Y our Mac i nt osh can be connected t o a hi gh-sp eed Ether n et n etw ork v i a an AA UI E ther n et connect or or a high-speed 1 0B A SE- T E ther n et connect or . Y ou ca n a lso connect t o a LocalT alk n et work . It is pos s ible t o be ph y si call y connected t o more than one ki nd of netw ork at th e ...
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Apple Power Macintosh 120 Series - page 71
To set up your net work c onfi gurat ion, open the App leT alk contro l pa n el to c hoose t h e ph y si cal netw ork i nterf ace you are u s i n g . (Th e A ppleT al k c ontrol pan el als o contains zone i nf or mati on—a def ault zone is c hosen f or y ou. ) If y ou pl an to u se T CP/I P on y our P ow er Mac i nt osh, y ou als o n eed to c hoo ...
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Apple Power Macintosh 120 Series - page 72
61 Read this chapter for information on installing and working with application programs on your computer. Inst al li ng application progr ams Y our computer ha s sev eral applic ation pr ogram s already installed, as w ell a s so me pro grams that need t o b e installed b e fore y ou c a n u se them. Th e pro grams t hat come wit h your c omputer ...
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Apple Power Macintosh 120 Series - page 73
If y ou ha v e quest ions about installi n g a nd u sing an appli c ation pr ogram , ref er to M a ci ntosh G uide , a v ailab le i n the Gu ide ( h ) menu and the R ead Me file s f or the pro gram. (R ead Me file s are tex t file s that contain additi onal in fo rm ati on about appli cat ion pr ograms . Th e y are us uall y f ound i nsi de the pro ...
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Apple Power Macintosh 120 Series - page 74
To use y our pro grams most e f fec ti v el y , f ollo w the se gui delin es: m To a v o i d i nstallat ion pr oblems , tur n of f v i rus protec ti on program s a nd use Ap ple Ex tensi ons Mana ger t o tur n o ff s y stem ex tens ions (ex cept for Maci nt osh Ea s y Op en) bef ore y ou i nstall a n y so ft w are . T o star t App le Ex tensi ons M ...
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Apple Power Macintosh 120 Series - page 75
Findi n g ou t which pro gra ms are op en If y ou ha v e sev eral pro grams and wi ndo ws open, y ou c a n find out whic h pro gram is ac ti v e and whi c h other program s are op en b y pulling do wn t h e Ap pli cati on menu. S witching pro gr am s Y ou can s witch t o another op en pr o gram or des k acces sory b y choos i n g its name fr om the ...
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Apple Power Macintosh 120 Series - page 76
Bac ki ng up y our fi l e s Ma ki n g bac kup cop ies o f impor tant file s is g ood protect ion a g ai nst pos si ble dama ge t o the ori gi nals . m Y ou can b ack up f iles st ored on y our hard di s k by c op yi n g them to flopp y dis ks . m Y ou can b ack up an entire flopp y dis k b y cop yi ng it t o a nother flopp y dis k of t h e sa m e c ...
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Apple Power Macintosh 120 Series - page 77
Share d l ibraries Powe r M a ci nt osh pro grams use spec ial f iles c alled s har e d li br ari e s. The se f iles he lp P o w e r Mac i ntosh pr ograms t o run more ef fi cient l y , and c a n be used b y m ore than one Po w er Macint osh pro gram simu lta neous l y . Any nece ss ary shared librarie s are i nstalled automat ic all y i n the S y ...
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Apple Power Macintosh 120 Series - page 78
67 R ead thi s chapter f or i nf or mati on on us i n g the opti onal i nter nal CD-R OM (C ompact Disc R ead-Onl y Memory) dri v e , if y our computer ha s on e . (CD-R OM dri v es are al so s ometim es c alled CD-R OM p la yers . ) R ef er to Ap p e ndix A, “Health, S af ety , a nd Maintena nce T ips, ” f or i nf ormation on t h e proper hand ...
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Apple Power Macintosh 120 Series - page 79
Chapter 5 Ins e r ti n g a CD-R OM d i sc Fo llo w these instr ucti ons to inser t a CD-R O M disc int o y our CD-R O M driv e . Th en f oll o w the i nstr ucti ons pro v ided with y our di sc , a s w ell as t h e ins tru ct i ons in thi s ma nual. 1 Start up your Macintosh computer, if it’s not already on. 2P ress the Open/Close button to open t ...
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Apple Power Macintosh 120 Series - page 80
Using the Optional CD-ROM Drive Ej e cti n g a CD-R O M d i sc Fol l ow t h es e i n s t r u cti ons t o op en the tra y a nd eject a CD-R OM di sc from y our computer . IMPORTANT Y ou ma y not b e able t o eject a disc if it i s b ei ng shared. T o tur n off f ile shari n g , use t h e Sharing S etup contro l pan e l. 1 Open the tray. Th ere are s ...
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Apple Power Macintosh 120 Series - page 81
Playin g au d i o CDs Wi th y our CD-R OM dri v e a nd your c omputer ’ s built-in speaker , y ou c a n p la y audio c ompact di scs (CDs) or audi o track s on CD-R OM di sc s . Y ou can al so attac h h eadphones or speakers t o the computer t o listen t o audio CDs and audio trac ks . See Chapter 3 , “C onnecting A dditional Equ ipment , ” f ...
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Apple Power Macintosh 120 Series - page 82
Using the Optional CD-ROM Drive Wo r k i n g w i t h P ho t o CDs Y ou can u se your CD-R OM dri ve t o op en Phot o CD imag e s stored on Phot o CDs . A Photo CD ima g e is a di gitized v ers ion o f a sta ndard phot ograph t hat y ou can open a nd v ie w on y our computer screen . Y ou can do many t hi ng s with the ima ge s on y our Photo CDs: m ...
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Apple Power Macintosh 120 Series - page 83
Shari ng a CD-R O M d i sc o v er a ne tw or k Y ou can share a CD-R OM di sc us ing y our computer ’ s file-sharing f eature . If th e di sc has audi o por ti ons , you will be able t o hear the audio y ourself , but other people on the netw ork will not. Like wise , you c a nnot hear the audio por tions o f disc s you ac ces s o v er a n etw or ...
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75 Consult this chapter if you experience problems using your computer. Wh en yo u ha v e q ues t i o ns If y ou w a nt t o know ho w to do a particu lar ta s k with y our computer , ref er to Maci nt osh Gu ide in th e Guid e ( h ) menu. F or instr uct ions on u sing Maci nt osh Gu ide , see “Gett i ng Help , ” Chapter 2 of t his manual. If y ...
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Apple Power Macintosh 120 Series - page 87
If y ou are unable t o acce ss M acint osh Gui de (for e x ample , if y our screen is “ fro zen ”) , ref er t o thi s chapter t o see if y ou can re so l ve t h e problem . Ta k e y o u r t i m e When y ou see a n er r or me ss a ge, y ou don ’ t ha v e t o take act ion imm ediatel y . Th e me s sa ge sta y s on the screen until y ou c lic k ...
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Apple Power Macintosh 120 Series - page 88
m As k other Macint osh users about the prob lem y ou ’ re ha v ing; the y ma y ha v e a s oluti on f or it. If y ou need repai r serv ice , cons ult the serv ice and s uppor t informati on that ca me with y our computer f or i nstr uct ions on ho w t o contact an App le- authorized serv ice pro v ider or App le f or as s istance . If y ou kno w ...
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Apple Power Macintosh 120 Series - page 89
m Turn off your computer with the power button on the front panel of the computer, wait at least 10 seconds, and then turn it on again. If the computer doe s not tur n of f , try pres sin g a nd ho lding do wn the po wer butt on f or 3 to 4 sec onds . m If the power button doesn’t turn off the computer, unplug your Macintosh. m If you suspect tha ...
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Apple Power Macintosh 120 Series - page 90
So l ut i ons to c o mm on p ro b l e m s Thi s s ec t i on contains descript ions o f problem s you c oul d ex perience with y our computer . Some prob lems ma y be cau sed b y your CD-R OM dri ve , so if y ou don ’ t find y our problem here , b e sure t o c h ec k the sect ion “ So luti ons to CD-R OM Pr oblems ” later in thi s chapter . Th ...
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Apple Power Macintosh 120 Series - page 91
The computer’s clock keeps time inaccurately. Y our computer ha s a c lock t hat r uns cont i nuous ly . Wh en the computer is tur ned of f , a battery k eeps the c lock runni ng . If y our c lock be gi ns t o keep ti me inaccurate l y , ha v e an App le-authorized serv ice pr o v ider rep lace t h e ba ttery . C onsu lt the ser v ice and s uppor ...
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Apple Power Macintosh 120 Series - page 92
m Sys t e m s o f t wa re ma y not b e i nstalled on the star tup hard dis k, t h e s y stem so ft wa re ma y b e dama ged, or t h e hard dis k ma y not be working pr op erl y . St art up your c omputer u sing t h e Di sk T o ols flopp y dis k or (if y ou ha v e a built-in CD-R OM dri v e ) with the CD-R OM di sc that c ontai ns s y stem so ft wa r ...
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Apple Power Macintosh 120 Series - page 93
A “sad Macintosh” icon appears, and the computer won’t start up. Th is ic on i ndic ates t hat y our Mac i ntosh c annot star t up b ecau se of a pr oblem with t h e s y stem so ft w are or the c omputer hardw are . Ej e c t a ny fl oppy di s ks b y tur ning o ff t h e computer and then hol di n g dow n th e mo us e button w hile y ou tur n t ...
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Apple Power Macintosh 120 Series - page 94
m If the hard di s k is y our star tup dis k, star t y our computer u sing t h e Di sk To o l s fl oppy di s k or (if y ou ha ve a bu ilt-i n CD-R O M dri v e) with the CD-R OM di sc that c ontai ns s y stem s of tw are . (For instr ucti ons on ho w t o star t up your c omputer from t h e CD-R OM di sc , see “ S tar ting Up Fr om a CD-R OM Di sc ...
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m Tu r n o f f the c omputer . If the dis k isn ’ t ejected, then hol d dow n the button on y our mou se or other pointing de v ice while y ou tur n the computer on agai n. m Lo c a te th e s m all hole near the dis k dri v e ’ s op ening , a nd care full y inser t the end o f a lar g e straightened paper c lip i nt o it. P u sh gent l y until ...
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Apple Power Macintosh 120 Series - page 96
You can’t start an application program, or it quits unexpectedly. Or, when you try to open a program, you see a message that not enough memory is available. One of t h e f oll ow ing i s probab l y the cau se: m The Ma c int osh ra n out of mem ory . Quit t h e program s that y ou ha v e op en and then op en the program y ou w ant to u se , or re ...
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Apple Power Macintosh 120 Series - page 97
A dialog box with a bomb appears. Y our s y stem has a s of tw are prob lem. m Wr ite do wn w hat y ou w ere doing w h en the mes sa g e app eared and write do wn the me s sa ge . m Re start your M acint osh. (See “ Start Ov er” in the secti on “If Y ou Ha v e Tr ouble ” ear lier i n thi s chapter f or i nstructi ons . ) Most so ft w are pr ...
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Apple Power Macintosh 120 Series - page 98
The pointer ( 8 ) doesn’t move when you move the mouse. One of t h e f oll o wi n g situ ations i s prob abl y the c ause: m Y our s y stem has a s of tw are prob lem. Pre ss x -Opti on-Esc t o quit t h e app lic ati on program i n use w h en the prob lem o ccurred. If this w orks , y ou can sa v e the do cuments open i n other pro grams bef ore ...
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Apple Power Macintosh 120 Series - page 99
Typing on the keyboard produces nothing on the screen. One of t h e f oll ow ing i s probab l y the cau se: m Y our s y stem has a s of tw are prob lem. Re start your M acint osh. F or i nstr uct ions , see “ S tar t Ov er” i n the sect ion “If Y ou Ha v e T rouble ” ear lier i n thi s chapter . Check t h e star tup dis k a nd applic ation ...
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Apple Power Macintosh 120 Series - page 100
m The k e y board i s dama ged. If y ou ha v e acces s to another ke yboar d, try us i ng it instead. (T ur n the com puter o ff bef ore connect ing it. ) If the ne w ke y board w orks , there is prob abl y s omething wr ong with t h e on e you rep laced. If none of t h e se proced ure s so l v es the prob lem, cons ult the serv ice and s uppor t i ...
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You experience problems using a document from a DOS computer. If y ou c a n ’ t op en a DOS document u sing a M acintosh pr ogram , try the fol l ow i ng : m Op en the do cument from wit hin the program b y c hoosing Open i n the pro gram ’ s File m enu. m Us e t h e PC Ex chan ge c ontrol panel t o sp ecify w hic h Mac i nt osh pro gram will o ...
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Apple Power Macintosh 120 Series - page 102
So l ut i ons to CD-R OM p r ob lems Pro bl e m s u s in g t h e CD-R O M d ri v e The CD-ROM drive icon does not appear on screen. m If y ou ha v e other i nter nal S CS I de v ices installed i n y our computer , make s ure that each de v ice ha s a unique SC S I ID numb er . (If y our CD-R O M dri v e w as installed i n y our computer at t h e f ...
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Apple Power Macintosh 120 Series - page 103
Your computer starts up and you see large folder-shaped areas, containing labeled pictorial buttons, instead of the usual Macintosh desktop. m Y our computer ma y ha v e star ted up from a CD-R OM di sc containi ng A t Ease , a n alter nati v e to t h e Mac i nt osh des kt op . Y ou n eed t o ha ve t h e Ma ci ntosh de s kt op on your screen bef or ...
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Apple Power Macintosh 120 Series - page 104
Your computer won’t restart, and a CD-ROM disc is in the CD-ROM drive. m Y our computer ma y be tryi n g to start up from the CD-R OM di sc . Pre ss t he Op en/Cl ose button o f y our CD-R OM dri v e t o op en the tra y , a nd remo ve th e CD-R OM di sc . Close t h e tra y , then restart your c omputer . Pro bl e m s u s in g CD-R O M d i scs You ...
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Apple Power Macintosh 120 Series - page 105
Your computer displays the message “This is not a Macintosh disk: Do you want to initialize it?” when you insert a CD-ROM disc in the CD-ROM drive. m Make s ure that F orei gn File A cce ss and A udi o CD Ac ces s CD-R OM ex tens ions are installed i n your Ex tens ions F ol der a nd are tur n ed on. (If th ey are not tur n ed on, use the Ex te ...
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Apple Power Macintosh 120 Series - page 106
Pro bl e m s u s in g IS O 9660 or H ig h Si er ra d i scs You cannot access files on a CD-ROM disc that uses the ISO 9660 or High Sierra format. m Disc s i n the IS O 96 60 a nd H i gh S ier ra disc f or mats ha v e v ersi on numb ers attac h ed t o filename s . Some app lic ati on program s n eed these v ersi on numbers i n order t o work wit h f ...
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While playing an audio track on a CD-ROM disc that combines audio tracks and data, you double-click the disc icon and the audio track stops playing. m Y ou can ’ t op en data files on a CD-R OM disc and listen t o audio trac ks on tha t disc at the sam e time . You are unable to record sound from an audio CD. m Check y our computer ’ s sound in ...
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Apple Power Macintosh 120 Series - page 108
If y our c om puter ’ s per f or ma nce dec rea ses If y ou noti ce a decrease in y our computer ’ s sp eed and general performance afte r y ou add speci al so ft w are li ke a c ontrol panel , s y stem ex tensi on, or cust om ut ility , it ma y b e becau se thi s so ft w are do es not w ork w ell with P o wer Maci nt osh computers . m To f i n ...
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Apple Power Macintosh 120 Series - page 109
So l v ing p r int e r p r o b l e m s Th e f oll o wi n g su g ge sti ons should w ork f or all pri nters . m Check y our pri nter settin gs in the Chooser , maki n g sure y ou ha ve se lected th e cor r ect printer . m Nex t , tur n of f the computer and pri nter and chec k the pri nter cab le c onnect ions . m If neither o f these s u g ge sti o ...
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Apple Power Macintosh 120 Series - page 110
Appl eLink Ap pl e so ft w are updates are posted t o the A P PLE S W U PD A T ES board lo cate d in t he f o ll ow i ng path: Ap pl e Li n k Se r vic es (main window) Softw a re S ampler Ap pl e So ftw a re Update s eW o rl d Ap pl e so ft w are updates are posted t o the App le So ft w are Updates boar d lo cate d in t he f o ll ow i ng path: C o ...
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Apple Power Macintosh 120 Series - page 111
Ins i de the As k App le US A area, you ha v e a cho ice of t h e f oll o wi n g 1 0 bulletin board area s: m Po w e r M a cin t osh —A ll P o wer M acintosh c omputers , A/V a nd GeoPort. m Pe r f o r m a —A ll Mac intosh P erf or ma computers . m Po w e rB ook —All P ow erBook c omputers , Mobile C omputing and T elec om. m Qu a d ra and C ...
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Apple Power Macintosh 120 Series - page 112
Com puS er v e The M acP lanet ( GO MACPLANET ) area pro v ide s acce ss t o Mac intosh-re lated inf orma t i on on CompuS er ve . From MacP lanet , go t o the A pple Onlin e ( GO APLNEW ) sect ion f or A pple product inf or mation, a datab ase o f techni c al s uppor t ar t ic les , a co llecti on of popu lar s of tw are file s , a nd so ft w are ...
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Apple Power Macintosh 120 Series - page 113
Intern e t: ft p .i n f o .ap p le .com Thi s i s a f ile tra nsf er prot oco l (ftp) serv er with all of t h e late st App le so ft w are update s . (T his ftp s ite w as f ormer l y called f tp .aust i n.apple .com . ) m Host name: f tp .i nf o .apple .com, IP number is: 20 4 . 96 . 1 6 . 4 m Pa th : ftp/A pple .S uppor t.A rea/A pple .S W .Updat ...
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Apple Power Macintosh 120 Series - page 114
Init i alizi n g a h ard di sk Bef ore y ou can u se a n e w dis k, t h e di s k must be prepared so t hat the com puter kno ws w here to st ore informati on on the dis k. This preparat ion i s ca lled initi alizin g (or fo r m a t t ing ) the dis k . Wh en d o yo u need t o i n it i a l iz e a ha rd d i sk? Th e har d dis k insi de y our computer ...
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Apple Power Macintosh 120 Series - page 115
Sta r t i ng u p f ro m a CD-R OM d i s c To i n i t i a lize , te st, or repair a hard di s k, or t o i nstall s y stem so ft w are on a hard dis k, y ou n eed t o star t up y our computer fr om a nother dis k. If y our computer has a CD-R OM dri ve , you c a n star t up y our computer u sing t h e CD-R O M disc c ontai ni n g s y stem so ft w are ...
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Apple Power Macintosh 120 Series - page 116
How t o i ni t ial ize a hard d isk Y ou i nit ialize an App le SC S I hard di s k by u sin g a program c alled Dri v e Setup, w hic h is on the fl oppy di s k labeled Disk T o ols th at came w i th y our computer . If your c omputer c ame with a CD-R OM dri v e a nd y ou didn ’ t recei v e flopp y dis ks , y ou c a n f i nd Dri v e Setup on t h ...
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Rep ai r in g a d a m a ged d i sk Dis ks c an b ecome dama ged b y repeated use and ha ndli n g . Wh en d o yo u need t o re pa i r a d i sk? If y ou see a me ss ag e repor ting that a dis k is dama ged or unreadable , y ou ma y n eed t o repai r the dis k. Tr y t h ese s ug ges t i on s f i rs t If y ou c a n ’ t star t up from a har d dis k or ...
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Apple Power Macintosh 120 Series - page 118
Check t hat both c hai ns o f dev ice s are ter mi nated proper l y . F or i nformati on on settin g SC S I ID numb ers and termi nat ing a S CS I c hai n, see Chapter 3 of t his manual and the ma nuals t hat c ame with y our SC S I equipm ent. m Te s t t h e dis k f ollo wing t h e instr uct ions t hat come nex t. How t o te st a h a rd di sk Y ou ...
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Apple Power Macintosh 120 Series - page 119
4 Open the Functions menu and choose Test Disk. 5W hen a message tells you that testing is complete, click Quit. If the te st rev eals a prob lem, y ou ma y be able to c or rect it b y u sing Di s k First Aid or a nother dis k repair program (see the i nstructi ons i n the n e xt sect ion) , or y ou ma y need to re i niti alize the dis k (see “In ...
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3C l i ck the icon of the disk you want to test. Dis k ic ons app ear in a bo x at the top o f the Dis k First Aid window . 4C lick Repair to begin testing and repairing the disk. Y ou can ’ t repai r the star tup dis k or the dis k that contains the Dis k First Aid pro gram, but y ou c an test the se dis ks b y c lic ki n g V erify . If the pro ...
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Apple Power Macintosh 120 Series - page 121
Inst a llin g o r r e in s t a llin g syst e m s of t wa r e Sy stem so ft w are is t h e set of pro grams and other file s that y our computer use s to start itself up , k eep track o f y our file s, and run the applic at ion pro grams y ou use . S y stem so ft w are is k ept in the fo lder c alled the S y stem Fo lder. When y ou tur n on y our co ...
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Apple Power Macintosh 120 Series - page 122
Inst al li ng s y stem soft wa r e Fol l ow t h e s t eps i n thi s sect ion t o do what i s commonl y c alled a “nor mal” ins ta ll at i on of s y stem so ft w are . If y ou ’ re i nstalling s y stem so ft w are on a hard di s k f or the first time , mak e sure th at y our hard dis k has been i niti alized, a proces s that prepare s the dis ...
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Apple Power Macintosh 120 Series - page 123
8S hut down your computer. 9 Start up your computer from disk 1 from your set of system software disks or the CD-ROM disc that contains system software. S ee “ S tar tin g Up From a Flopp y Di s k” or “ Starting Up Fr om a CD-R OM Disc ” i n the sect ion “Initi alizi ng a Har d Dis k” ear lier i n this c hapter . Th e Installer ’ s W ...
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14 When you see a message reporting that the installation was successful, click Restart. Don ’ t forget to eject the CD-R OM di sc or flopp y dis k containi ng s y stem softw a r e . If a mes sa ge repor ts that installat ion w as not s ucce ss ful, try ins ta lli n g ag ai n. (F oll ow t h e i nstructi ons on the screen. ) If , after re i nstall ...
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Apple Power Macintosh 120 Series - page 125
To do a c lea n installat ion, f oll o w the se steps: 1 Start up your computer from the Disk Tools disk or the CD-ROM disc that contains system software. S ee “ S tar tin g Up From a Flopp y Di s k” or “ Starting Up Fr om a CD-R OM Disc ” i n the sect ion “Initi alizi ng a Har d Dis k” ear lier i n this c hapter . 2 Find and open the D ...
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10 Click OK. The Ea s y Ins t all di alo g bo x app ears . 11 Make sure that the hard disk named in the Destination Disk box is the one on which you want to install system software. If it isn ’ t , c lic k S witch Di s k until t h e c or rect dis k name appears . 12 Hold down Shift– x –K to start the clean installation. The f o ll o win g di ...
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14 Click Clean Install. 15 Follow the instructions that appear on the screen. It tak es a f e w mi nute s to c omplete the installat ion . 16 When you see a message reporting that the installation was successful, you may need to click Restart. Y ou n eed to c lic k R estart onl y if y ou i nstalled s of tw are onto t h e star tup dis k. If a me ss ...
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Apple Power Macintosh 120 Series - page 128
Repl acing sp e c ial s o ftw ar e Sp e ci a l so f t w a re cons ists o f items s uc h as contr ol panels , s y stem ex tensi ons , cust om ut ilitie s , f onts , or App le menu items that y ou ma y ha ve added t o y our old S yst em F ol der . T o make s ure that spec ial s of tw are do es not create any c onfli cts with ot h er pro grams on y ou ...
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2C l i ck OK. The Ea s y Ins t all di alo g bo x app ears . 3C hoose Custom Install from the pop-up menu. The Cu st om I nstall dial og bo x appears , listin g all a v ailab le s y stem so ft w are com ponents . 4S croll through the list of components, clicking the checkbox next to each component you want to install. Y ou can see and select indi v ...
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8 Restart your Macintosh. Th e s y stem so ft w are is installed and your c omputer is read y to u se . Don ’ t fo rge t to e j ect the CD-R OM di sc or flopp y dis k containi ng s y stem so ft w are wh e n y ou are f i nished Inst a llin g o r r e in s t allin g C D - RO M s of t wa r e CD-R OM s of tw are is a set o f program s a nd file s that ...
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3C hoose Custom Install from the pop-up menu. The Cu st om I nstall dial og bo x appears , listin g all a v ailab le s y stem so ft w are com ponents . 4S e l ect Multimedia Software by clicking the checkbox next to it. To get addit ional informati on about each c omponent listed, c lic k the bo x with th e le tter i in it t o the ri ght of t h e c ...
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III part App e n di x A Hea l t h , Saf e ty , a nd Ma i n t ena nce T i ps App e ndi x BI n s t a l l i n g a n Expa nsi on Ca rd App e n di x C S peci a l K e y s on Y o u r K e y bo a rd ...
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Apple Power Macintosh 120 Series - page 134
F or your o w n saf ety a nd that o f your equ ipment , f ollo w all the i nstr ucti ons i n this chap te r . K eep these instr uct ions a v ailab le f or ref erence by y ou a nd others . Hea l t h-rel a t ed info rmat i on ab out c om puter us e Musc le sorene ss , e ye f ati gue, and other disc om forts a nd i n juries s omet imes asso c ia t ed ...
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Musculo s k elet a l d i sco mf ort As w i t h a n y act i v ity that in v ol v es s itting f or lon g periods o f time , us ing a co mputer can mak e your mu sc les s ore and stif f . T o mi nimize the se ef f ects , set up y our w ork env i ron ment c arefull y , us ing t h e g uide li nes t hat f oll o w , a nd take frequent breaks t o re st ti ...
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Eye fa ti g u e Ey e f a t i g u e c a n o ccur w hen e v er the e y es are f o cused on a nearby ob ject f or a lo ng tim e . T his pr oblem occurs becau se the e ye mu sc les mu st w ork harder t o vi ew an objec t that ’ s c loser t ha n about 20 feet (6 m eters) . Improp er light i ng ca n ha sten the dev elopm ent of e ye f ati gue . Althou ...
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Y ou ma y ha v e t o raise y our chair so y our f orear ms and hands are at the proper ang le to the k e yboar d. If this mak e s it imposs ib le to re st y our feet fl at on the floor , y ou can u se a footre st with ad ju stable hei ght a nd t ilt to mak e up for an y g ap b etw een the floor and y our feet. Or y ou may l o wer th e de s kt op t ...
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Av oidi n g fatigue m Chang e y our seated posit ion, stand up , or stretch w hen ev er y ou star t to f eel ti r e d. Frequent shor t breaks are helpful in red ucing f ati gue . m Us e a li ght touc h w h en typ i n g or us i n g a mouse and k eep your hands and fi nge rs rel ax ed. m Some co m puter users ma y de ve lop di scomf or t i n thei r h ...
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Apple Power Macintosh 120 Series - page 139
Sa f et y i n st ructi ons F or your o w n saf ety a nd that o f your equ ipment , al w a y s take t h e fo llo wing prec auti ons . Tu r n o f f the c omputer complete l y a nd disconnect t h e pow er plu g (by pu lli n g th e p lu g , not the cor d) if a n y of t h e fo llo wing c onditions e xi sts: m th e powe r c ord or plu g b ec omes fra yed ...
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Ha nd l i ng y o u r com puter e qu ipment Fo llo w these g uide li n e s f or ha ndling y our c omputer a nd its c ompon ents: m When setting up y our computer , pl ace components on a sturd y , fl at surf ace , a nd c arefu ll y fo llo w all setup instr uct ions . m When connect i n g or disconnect i ng a c able , al w a y s ho ld the c able b y ...
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Ha nd l i n g the m on i t o r Fol l ow t h es e proced ures f or ha ndling a monit or: m Y our Mac i nt osh come s with an energ y-sa v i ng f eature that dim s the screen a nd puts the computer t o “ sleep ” when it hasn ’ t b een used in a sp ec ified len gth of t ime . (B y def ault , the time sett i ng i s 30 minutes , but y ou ma y ha v ...
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Ha nd l i ng f l opp y d isk s 125 ° F (52 ° C) 50 ° F (10 ° C) Keep disks dry. Do not use a pencil or an eraser on a disk or disk label. Store disks at temperatures between 50 ° F and 125 ° F. Do not touch the exposed part of the disk behind the metal shutter. Keep disks away from magnets. Avoid exposing disks to extremely hot temperatures. ...
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Ha nd l i n g CD-R O M d i s cs K eep the se impor tant saf ety i nstr uct ions in mi nd as y ou use CD-R OM di scs: m Hol d a disc b y the ed ge s or by one ed ge and the center hole . Do not t ouch th e di sc s urf ace . m To c lea n di scs , wip e the shiny s urf ace with a s of t damp c lot h, workin g i n strai ght li n e s from center t o edg ...
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Other impor ta nt sa fety instr ucti ons t o keep in mi nd a s you u se y our CD-R OM dri v e . m Po si ti on your c omputer so t hat when the tra y opens, it doe sn ’ t bump int o an ything . m Do not lea v e the disc tra y op en . If d u st gets on the lens o f the CD-R OM dri v e , the dri ve ma y ha ve pr oblems readin g your c ompact di scs ...
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Ej e cti n g a d i sk F or i nstr ucti ons on eject i n g a flopp y dis k or a remo v able medi a dis k, see the “Dis ks ” top ic o f Macint osh Gui de , a v ailable in the Gu ide ( h ) menu . If y o u ca n ’ t ejec t a f l op p y d i s k If y ou c a n ’ t eject a fl oppy di s k i n the us ual w a y , try the f oll owin g i n or der: m Hol ...
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Cle ani n g y our eq u i p men t Fo llo w these g eneral r ule s when c leani n g the outsi de of y our computer and its components: m Us e a damp , so ft , li nt-free c loth t o c lean the computer ’ s ex terior . A v o id ge t ti ng mois ture in a n y op eni n gs . m Don ’ t us e aeros ol spra y s , s ol v ents , or abras i v es . Cle ani n g ...
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2T urn the mouse upside-down and turn the plastic ring on the bottom counterclockwise to disengage it. On s ome mouse de v ice s , y ou ma y need to pre s s the pl asti c ri n g (rather than tur n it) t o disen g a ge it. If the mou se is l o c ked, see t h e nex t sect ion, “ Lockin g a nd Unl o c ki ng the Mouse , ” for instr ucti ons on ho w ...
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8P ut the ball and the ring back in place. Y our mouse shou ld ro ll smoothl y acros s y our mouse pad or de s k. If it doe sn ’ t , repeat these instr uct ions c arefu ll y . Lo cking an d unloc k in g the m o use Some m o us e de v ice s can be lock ed s o that t h e ball c a n ’ t b e remo v ed. A lo cki ng m o use ha s a small hole on t h e ...
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To unl ock t h e mou se , f oll ow t h ese steps: 1 Insert a straightened paper clip into the hole on the plastic ring. 2P ress down on the paper clip while you turn the ring counterclockwise. Tu r n t h e ri n g a v ery shor t distance . When the reces sed area on the ri n g is lin ed up with t h e reces sed area s ur rounding the ring , the mou s ...
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Y ou can install pri nted c i rcuit boar ds (c alled ca r d s ) for v ideo and graphic s appli c ations , n etw orki ng and communi cat ions , additional pr o ce ss ing po wer , or other pur poses . Th e car ds fit into c onn ect ors , called ex pa nsion s l ots, ins i de th e com puter . Y our Mac i nt osh has three e x pa ns ion s lots , each de ...
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Ex pans io n c a rd p ower re q ui r em en ts Th e c ombi n ed pow er cons umpti on of e xpans ion c ards mu st not ex ceed the limits specif ied for y our Mac i nt osh model. If y ou ha v e more than one ex pans ion c ard installed, chec k the i nf ormation t hat c ame with y our c ards t o mak e sure t hat thei r pow er cons umpti on is wit hi n ...
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2P ress the two release buttons under the front panel and slide the cover toward you approximately two inches. While pressing the release buttons, pull the top cover forward approximately two inches to release it from the chassis. Locate the two release buttons under the front panel ledge with your fingertips. 141 Installing an Expansion Card ...
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3 Remove the cover from the computer. After y ou ’ v e sli d the co v er f orw ard about t w o i nc h es , lift it strai ght up a nd o ff th e com puter . 142 Appendix B ...
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4 Touch the metal part of the power supply case inside the computer to discharge static electricity. Alw ay s do this bef ore you t ouch any parts , or i nstall any c omponents, ins ide th e com puter . Power supply 143 Installing an Expansion Card ...
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5 Flip the expansion card cover open. Flip the expansion card cover open. 144 Appendix B ...
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6 Being careful not to touch the sharp edges, pull out the port access cover behind the expansion slot you want to use, and set the access port cover aside. 7 Remove the card from its static-proof bag. Hol d the c ard b y its edg es t o a v oi d touc hing the c onn ect or . Connector (back of computer) Push the port access cover in gently with the ...
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8A lign the connector end of the card with the expansion slot. Port access opening As you lower the card, you may find it helpful to hold the card slightly forward of its final position until you actually fit the card into its slot. Install the PCI card in any of the three PCI slots. (front of computer) 146 Appendix B ...
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9P ress the card gently but firmly until the connector is fully inserted. m Don ’ t for ce the car d. If y ou meet a lot o f res i sta nce , pull the c ard out and try a g ai n . m To s ee if the c ard i s properl y connected, pull it g ent l y . If it re si sts a nd sta y s in p l ace , it ’ s connected. (M ake s ure y ou don ’ t pull the c ...
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10 Flip the expansion card cover up and snap it back into place. (Be sure to snap the cover back down on both ends.) Flip the expansion card cover closed and snap it into place. (front of computer) 148 Appendix B ...
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11 Replace the cover on the computer. Lower th e cov e r all the w a y dow n ont o the ca se , lea v ing a 2-inch g ap . Push th e cov er back until it snaps into p lace . Y ou are now f i nished i nstalling t h e c ard. Y ou ma y tur n on the computer and star t us i n g the n ew c ard. WARNING Ne v er tur n on y our computer unle ss all o f its i ...
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Upgr ading t h e pr o c e s s or Y our computer ’ s proces sor c a n b e upgraded wit h the i nstall ati on of a proces sor upgrade c ard. To upgrade t h e pro ces sor , remo v e the old pr o ce ss or c ard f oll owin g the ins tru ct i ons in thi s chapter f or op ening the c omputer saf el y . Th en, the ne w proces sor c ard c an b e installed ...
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151 Y our computer k e yboar d contains cer tai n sp ec ial k e y s that typewriter keybo ard s don ’ t ha ve . Man y of the se ke y s allo w y ou t o gi ve c ommands to th e c omputer without us i n g the mouse . For e x ample , i n man y appli c ation pro grams , y ou c a n pres s the x (C omma nd) ke y at the same t ime as the Q k e y to quit ...
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Special keys on Apple keyboards (c ontinued) Control key In combination with other keys, this key provides shortcuts or modifies other actions. Delete key Use to delete selected material, or the character to the left of the insertion point. Enter key In a dialog box, pressing Enter is the same as clicking the outlined button. In some programs, pres ...
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Ty p i n g s p e c i a l c ha rac t ers a nd s y m bo l s Y ou can type a v ariety o f i nter nat ional and other sp ec ial s ymbol s a nd ch ar ac ters (i nc luding c haracters with di acriti cal mark s , suc h as ac cents) b y pres s i n g combinati ons of k e y s . Th e K e y Caps pro gram, w hic h is installed with y our s y stem s of tw are , ...
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If yo u s e e r ec tan g le s: If y ou see rectang les instead of di acriti cal mark s on so m e of t h e pi ct ure s of k e y s i n K e y Caps , try pre ss ing Opti on- x to s ee the di acritic al marks . Ho we v er , y ou onl y n eed to u se the O ption k e y (not Opt i on- x ) i n combinati on with the other k e y s to type letters with di acrit ...
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Spe cia l key co mb i na t i o ns If dif fi cultie s with y our mou se or computer don ’ t allo w y ou to u se sta ndard met hods of qu itting a pr ogram or re star tin g your c omputer , y ou can try us i n g th es e s p eci al ke y combinati ons . To do this... …press this key combination Force a program to quit x -Option-Esc Force the comput ...
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A AAUI Ethernet connector 59 AAUI Ethernet port 40, 41 About Apple Extras file 25 accent marks, typing 153–154 access covers for expansion slots 41, 145 active program 19, 63–64 acute accent (´), typing 154 ADB ports 10, 11, 40, 41, 88 air circulation around computer components 129 America Online, obtaining Apple software updates from 102 Appl ...
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application programs active and open 63–64 “can’t be found” message 66, 89 “can’t be opened because a file can’t found” message 66, 90 compatibility with older Macintosh programs 90 installing 61–63 memory problems 85 not installed with the Installer program 113, 116 opening 19 Power Macintosh “native” applications 65–66 swi ...
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saving changed information 94 starting At Ease from 92 “This is not a Macintosh disk: Do you want to initialize it” message 94 using Photo CDs 71 CD-ROM disc that contains system software, starting the computer from 103–104 CD-ROM drive computer won’t restart after copying software to System Folder 84, 91 computer won’t restart with a dis ...
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control panels AppleTalk 60 Energy Saver 21–22, 130 Extensions Manager 78, 85, 86, 94, 97 Memory 85, 90 Monitors 79 PC Exchange 89, 90 TCP/IP 60 turning off 85, 86 cumulative trauma disorders (CTDs) 124 customer service obtaining Apple software updates 98–102 support hotline 25 custom installation of system software 117–119 Custom Install dia ...
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equipment arranging to prevent discomfort 125–126 cleaning 135–137 guidelines for handling 129–133 illustration 2, 40–41 setting up 1–8 error messages. See also troubleshooting “Application program can’t be found” 66, 89 “Application program can’t be opened because a file can’t be found” 66, 90 blinking question mark icon 80 ...
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H hard disk backing up files on 65 can’t start up from 106–107 icon doesn’t appear on screen 82–83, 106–107 initializing 103–105 repairing 106–109 testing 107–108 using space as virtual memory 65 hard disk drive, illustration 40 health-related information about computer use 123–127 help. See Apple-authorized service providers; Bal ...
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keyboard cable checking connections 87, 88 connecting 10–11 illustration 2 keyboard shortcuts 37–38 keyboard tray 126 Key Caps program 153–154 L learning the basics 17–18 lifting the computer 3 liquid spills on the computer equipment 128, 129, 130, 132, 133 LocalTalk network, connecting to 59–60 locking/unlocking the mouse 137–138 Look ...
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N network cables, connecting 59 networks backing up files on 65 connecting to 59–60 sharing a CD-ROM disc on 72 network server options, sleep state and 22 normal installation of system software 111–113 Numeric keys 152 O office furniture, arranging to prevent discomfort 125–126 online help. See Balloon Help; Guide menu; Macintosh Guide online ...
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problems. See Apple-authorized service providers; customer service; error messages; troubleshooting processor card, upgrading 139, 150 programs. See application programs Put Away command (File menu) 69, 92 Q question mark icon, troubleshooting 80–81, 110 quitting a program if you’re having trouble 77 R radio or television reception, interferenc ...
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Show Balloons command (Guide menu) 36 showing/hiding windows on the desktop 64 Shut Down command (Special menu) 23–24 shutting down the computer 22, 23–24 size box 20 Sleep command (Special menu) 22 sleep state 15, 22 slider, Macintosh Guide 31 Small Computer System Interface. See SCSI software updates, obtaining 98–102 sound input/output por ...
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troubleshooting. See also error messages application program problems 63, 85, 89–90 arrow pointer “freezes” on screen 24, 75–76, 87, 96 audio CD problems 95–96 CD-ROM disc problems 93–94 CD-ROM drive problems 84, 91–93, 119 computer’s clock keeps time inaccurately 80 desktop looks unusual 92 diagnosing problems 76–77, 86 floppy di ...
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voltage setting for your computer 3–6, 12 setting for your monitor 8 voltage converter for monitor 4, 8 voltages for different countries 5 voltage switch 3–4, 6, 12 volume control for AppleCD Audio Player 96 for external speakers 48, 96 VRAM. See video RAM W, X , Y waking the computer 15, 22 warranty on computer 76, 139 wetness or moisture, com ...
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