Apple 600 series manual

 M a c i n t o s h P e r f o r m a U s e r ’ s G u i d e Includes setup, troubleshooting, and important health-related i n f o r m a t i o n f o r M a c i n t o s h P e r f o r m a 6 0 0 s e r i e s c o m p u t e r s[...]

K Apple Computer , Inc. © 1995 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[...]

iii C ommunic ati ons reg ul ati on i nf or mati on v i 1 Gett i ng Star te d 1 Plu g gi n g i n t he computer 1 Installi n g a n e x pa ns ion c ard 3 C onnecting a m onit or 3 C onnecting t he mouse and ke yboar d 6 C onnecting ot her equipment 8 T ur ni ng th e com puter on 9 Prob lems tur ning y our computer on? 1 1 What ’ s nex t? 1 2 Lear n[...]

3 Con ne c t i ng A dd i t io nal Eq u ip men t 3 1 Where to c onnect additi onal equipment 3 2 C onnecting an A pple P lainT alk Microphone 3 3 C onnecting e x ter nal stereo sp eak ers 34 Ex pandi n g memory 3 6 Installi n g i nter nal dri ve s 36 4 U si ng P rog r a ms a nd B ack i ng Up D i sk s 37 Installi n g applic ati on pro grams 3 8 W ork[...]

Ap pend i x A Heal th , Sa f ety , a nd M a in te nan c e Ti ps 7 5 Health-re lated inf ormation about c omputer use 7 5 S af ety i nstructi ons 8 0 Handli n g y our computer equ ipment 8 1 Cl ea ning y our equipment 8 5 Loc ki n g and unlocking t he mouse 8 7 Ap pend i x B I nsta l l i ng an Expa nsi on Card 89 Op ening t h e c omputer 9 1 Install[...]

vi Communications Regulation Information Co m mu ni c a t i on s reg u la t i on i n f orma t io n 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[...]

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[...]

Monitor cable (sometimes built into the monitor) Monitor power cord Computer power cord Keyboard Macintosh Performa computer Monitor Mouse Keyboard cable (sometimes built into the keyboard as shown here)[...]

Th e illu strati on on the f acin g pag e show s all the equipment y ou will n eed t o set up y our computer and b e gin us i n g it. Pl ace your equ ipment on a stur dy , fl at s urf ace near a grounded w all outlet. B ef ore fo llo wi n g the setup in struct ions in thi s chapter , y ou ma y w ant to read “ Ar ranging Y our Of fi ce ” in A pp[...]

When y ou are ready t o b e gi n, f oll o w these steps: 1P lug the socket end of the computer’s power cord into the recessed power cord socket (marked with the symbol ≤ ) on the back of the computer. 2P lug the other end of the power cord into a three-hole grounded outlet or power strip. Choose a po wer out let to w hich y ou ha v e eas y acce[...]

I nsta l l i ng a n e x pa ns i on car d If y ou purchased an y ex pa ns ion c ards separate l y from y our Mac intosh, install them no w . (For instr uc ti ons , see Appendix B , “Installi n g an Expans ion Car d, ” as w ell as t he do cumentat ion t hat c ame with t h e c ards . ) If you don ’ t ha v e an ex pans ion c ard, g o on t o the n[...]

3P lug in the monitor power cord. Be sure t o plu g the pow er cor d into a t hree-hole grounded out let or pow er strip . Monitor power cord Monitor power socket 4 Chapter 1[...]

Con ne c t i ng the mon it or cab le After y ou plu g i n t he monitor po wer c ord, y ou connect the monit or cab le t o the computer ’ s m onitor port. T o connect t h e m onitor c able , f oll ow t hese steps: 1A ttach the monitor cable to the monitor. On s ome monit ors , the cab le is alread y attached (a s show n b el o w) . 2A ttach the mo[...]

Co n ne c t i ng the mo use a nd k e y boa rd Y ou ha ve a c hoice o f sev eral k e yboar ds f or your M acint osh. Th e w a y y ou connect t he mouse and ke yboar d dep ends on w hether the ke yboar d has a separate c able or a bu ilt-i n c able . Con ne c t i ng a k ey boa rd w it h a bu i lt-i n ca ble 1P lug the mouse cable into the recessed po[...]

Con ne c t i ng a k ey boa rd w it h a s epa r a te cab le 1P lug the mouse cable into the port on either side of the keyboard. Most ri ght-handed p eop le pref er t o use t h e m ouse with t hei r ri ght ha nd; m ost lef t-handed p eop le pref er to u se their left hand. Plu g the mou se i nt o the por t on the s ide y ou pref er . Th e p lu g and[...]

Co n ne c t i ng ot h e r eq ui pmen t If y ou are n e w to t h e M acint osh, it ’ s a g ood idea t o get s ome ex p erience u sin g y our computer bef ore y ou connect other equipment , s uch a s a pri nter or sc ann er . T o lear n ba si c Mac i nt osh s kills , cont i nue wit h the i nstructi ons i n thi s c hapter . When y ou ’ re ready t [...]

T ur n i ng the com put er on F oll o w these steps t o tur n the computer on: 1 Turn on the monitor. See t he i nf or mati on that c ame with y our monit or f or the loc ati on of t he pow er butt on. 2 Turn on your computer by pressing the Power key. Th e P o wer k e y is at t h e t op of the k e yboard. Y ou c an reco gnize this k e y by t he tr[...]

3C heck to see what’s on your screen. m If y ou see the Macint osh des kt op , as in the illustrat ion belo w , y our s y stem so ft wa re has alread y b een installed, and y our computer i s ready t o use . S kip now t o the secti on “What ’ s Ne xt?” l ater in this c hapter . m If y ou see a bli nking que sti on mark, y ou probab l y need[...]

P rob lems t u rn i ng y ou r c o mp ut er o n? If y ou don ’ t see a n ything on t he screen, check t hese items t o see if y ou c a n ident ify the prob lem: m Is the computer plu g ged into a po wer s ource? If it is p lu g ged into a po wer strip , is t h e po wer strip tur ned on? m Is the computer tur ned on? T he po wer -on li ght on the f[...]

W ha t’ s ne xt? Co n gratul ati ons! Y ou ’ v e finished settin g up y our computer . No w cont i nue with one o f the f oll owing steps: m If y ou are n e w to t h e M acint osh, tur n t o the n e xt sec ti on, “ Lear ni n g the Ba sic s. ” m If y ou are a n e xperienced Mac intosh u ser , tur n t o Chapter 2 , “Gett i n g Help , ” t [...]

Lea rn i ng the ba si c s If y ou are n e w to t h e M acint osh, y ou should be gi n b y looking at the eas y-to-u se pro gram c alled the P erf or ma T utori al. T he tw o-par t tut orial teac h e s y ou the bas ic s kills y ou ’ll need to u se y our computer . T o star t the tut orial , f ollo w these steps: 1S lide your mouse along your mouse[...]

If y ou don ’ t see the pic ture f or the Perf or ma T ut orial on y our screen, put the ar ro w on the wor d “ Lear ni n g ” a nd c lic k (pres s a nd re lease) t h e m ouse butt on. If y ou r un out of r oom on y our mou se pad or des k while mo v i n g the mouse , pi ck up t h e m ouse and pl ace it where there ’ s more room . (T he ar r[...]

T ur n i ng the com put er o f f To tur n the c omputer of f , you c hoose Shut D ow n from t he Apple ( K ) menu . Detailed instr uct ions f oll ow . ( N ot e: T he Shut D ow n command is als o a v a ilable i n th e Sp eci al menu. ) 1M ove the tip of the arrow to the Apple ( K ) menu at the top left of the screen. 2W ith the tip of the arrow on t[...]

2C lick Shut Down. To tur n the c omputer on, simp ly pre ss t h e P ow er ke y ag ai n . WARNING Do not turn the computer o f f by pre ss ing the standby po wer butt on on the bac k pa nel. If y ou do so , y ou ma y lose any w ork y ou ha ven ’ t pre v ious l y sa v ed to a di s k. Y ou al so ri s k los i n g a n y op en documents . 16 Chapter 1[...]

W here t o f i nd an s we rs When y ou ha v e quest ions about u s i n g y our Macint osh, there are se v eral pl ace s y ou c an 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. In the Guide menu The Guide menu (marked with the h icon) is your main source of inf[...]

Th eG ui de menu i s y our mai n s ource of inf or mat ion w h en y ou ’ re w orki n g with y our computer . Th e menu i s identif ied b y a quest ion mark ( h ) in the upper -right c or ner of t he screen. 19 2 Ge tt i n g He l p Use the instructions in this chapter to learn about the help available to you in the Guide menu.[...]

Gett i ng an s w ers t o y o ur q u est io ns When y ou ha v e a quest ion w hile working wit h y our computer , y ou can g et the an sw er by c hoos i n g Mac intosh G uide fr om the Gui de 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 ec kmark i[...]

3N otice the three buttons at the top of the window: Topics, Index, and Look For. Mac intosh G uide gi ve s you t hree w a y s of f i nding inf or mati on: m Topics lets y ou choose from a li st o f general s ub jects; it i s li k e the table o f contents in a book . m Index lets y ou choose from an alphabetic al list o f more specif ic s ubjec ts;[...]

2C lick “Setting Options” in the list of topics. When y ou c lic k any t opic area, a li st o f rel ated quest ions appears on the ri ght si d e of th e Maci nt os h Guide wi ndow. 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 f or y ou t o [...]

Gett i ng an s wers w it h t he In dex butt on 1 In the Macintosh Guide window, click the Index button. An alphabetic al list o f s ub jects appears on the lef t si de of t he wi ndo w . 2S croll through the alphabetical list until the phrase “background pattern” is visible. Y ou c an scroll t hrou gh the list eit her by dra g gi n g the sli de[...]

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 y ou t o f oll o w . 5 Read and follow the instructions in the window. Mac intosh G uide pr o v ide s step-by-step instr uc ti ons t o a ns wer t h e que stion y ou selected. When y ou h[...]

Gett i ng an s wers w it h t he L ook Fo r b utt on 1 In the Macintosh Guide window, click the Look For button. A small bo x app ears on the le ft s ide o f the window , where y ou c an typ e te xt. 2 Click the arrow button to activate the text box. 3T ype “sound” in the text box and then click Search. When y ou c lic k Searc h, a list of que s[...]

4C lick the question “How do I change the beep sound?” and then click OK. Or double- click the question. A small window appears with instr uct ions f or y ou t o f oll o w . 5 Read and follow the instructions in the window. Mac intosh G uide pr o v ide s step-by-step instr uc ti ons t o a ns wer t h e que stion y ou selected. When y ou ha v e c[...]

Ti ps f or us i ng Maci n t os h G ui de Here are a f e w tips f or us ing Mac i nt osh Gu ide ef f ecti ve l y: m Mac intosh G uide i s a v ailable onl y when y ou are i n t h e F i nder—the de s k top area w h ere y ou can see the ic ons of dis ks , fo lders , and files . (Other pro grams ma y als o ha v e h e lp a v ailab le i n t he Guide m e[...]

Iden t ify i ng ob jects o n t he sc reen So me ti me s y ou ’ll see an unf amiliar item on t he screen a nd a s k yourse lf , “What ’ s t hat?” Y ou c a n g et a n ans wer b y us i n g a Macint osh feature kno wn a s Ba ll oon Help . Ba ll oon Help e xp lains the functi on o f icons , menu s , commands , and other items on t h e M acint os[...]

Lea rn i ng usef u l s ho r t cut s Y ou c an p erf or m many ta s ks in the Finder more qui ckl y if you u se k e yboar d or mou se shor tcuts . F or ex ample , i nstead o f c lic ki n g a n i con and choos i n g Op en from t h e F ile menu, y ou can s impl y double-c lic k the icon t o op en it. F oll o w these steps t o lear n ke yboar d a nd m [...]

3 Read about the shortcuts available for the category you selected. Cli ck t he right arro w i n t h e l o wer -ri ght cor ner o f the wi ndo w to di spl a y th e nex t wi ndo w (if there is one) . 4W hen you finish reading about the shortcuts for your category, click the Topics button in the lower-left corner to return to the main Macintosh Shortc[...]

Th e illu strati on b e lo w sho w s a ba si c Mac intosh s y stem. Y ou c a n e xpand y our computer s y stem b y connectin g additi onal hard w are (suc h as a printer , modem , or ex ter nal stereo speakers) . Mouse Monitor Computer Keyboard Hard disk drive (internal) Floppy disk drive CD-ROM drive (optional) V olume buttons Use these buttons to[...]

W here t o c o n ne c t add it i ona l e q u i pmen t Th e illu strati on on thi s pag e show s where equipment shou ld be connected t o y our computer . F or instr uct ions on c onnecting addit ional equ ipment s uch as a printer or sc ann er , see the ma nu al that c ame with the equipm ent. - Sound output port W Modem port [ Printer port Connect[...]

Co n ne c t i ng an A pp le P la i nT a l k Mi cr op ho ne Y our computer ha s a sound in put port, w hich y ou c an use t o connect an App le Pl ainT al k Mi crophone . U se P la inT a lk o nly: Y ou should c onn ect onl y the Apple P lainT al k Micr ophon e . Other mode ls o f microphone will not w ork with y our Macin t os h . To connect t he mi[...]

Co n ne c t i ng e xte rna l st ereo spea k ers Y ou c an take ad v antag e o f y our computer ’ s stereo s ound output b y attaching ex ter nal pow ered (amplif ied) sp eak ers . 1 Assemble the speakers and the cable you need. Y ou need a cab le with stereo miniplu gs at eac h end to c onnect one or both speakers t o the computer . (Som e sp eak[...]

5C onnect the speakers together with speaker wires, if necessary. 6 Turn on the computer. Y ou hear the computer ’ s s ound throu gh the ex ter nal sp eak ers . N ot e: To contro l the v olume o f y our external sp eak ers , use t he v olume butt ons on the front o f the computer . If y ou are pl a yi n g a n audi o compac t disc (CD) , y ou ma y[...]

Ex pa nd i ng memo r y Th e random-acce ss m emory (RAM) in y our computer c a n be ex pa nded. In stallin g additi onal RAM adds more mem ory chips t o y our computer and ex pands its c apabilit ies . T he T e c hni c al I nf ormati on booklet t hat c ame with y our computer de scribes ho w much addit ional memory c an b e installed i n y ou r Mac[...]

Y our computer c ame installed with se veral read y-to-u se appli c ati on pro grams . Y ou c an op en the se pro grams b y cl ic ki n g their buttons in the L auncher . Th e A pple Ex tras f ol der on y our hard di s k (or the M ac int os h P e rf orma C D ) contains other pro grams (som e of w hich mu st be i nstalled bef ore the y will w ork) , [...]

I nsta l l i ng ap pl ica t io n p ro g rams Y ou ’ll prob abl y w a nt t o bu y and i nstall additi onal applic ati on pro grams . See th e manual s y ou recei v e with y our pro grams f or i nstructi ons on installi n g a nd us i ng th em . In m ost c ase s , y ou ’ll i nstall an appli c ati on pro gram on y our i nternal hard dis k from fl o[...]

W o rk i ng wi th se v era l p ro g rams a t a t i me Y ou c an op en a s ma n y applic ati on pro grams and des k acces sorie s as y our co mputer ’ s memory all ow s . All open pro grams are listed in the App lic ati on menu at the ri ght end of t he menu b ar . T he name o f the acti ve pr ogram (t he on e y ou ’ re us i n g ri ght now) has [...]

H id i ng and sh ow i ng wi ndo w s o n the deskt op Y ou c an hide all window s ex cept those o f the act i ve pr ogram b y choos i n g Hide Others from t he Appl ic ati on menu . Th e other pro grams remain op en e ven t hou gh their wi ndo ws are hi dden. When y ou s witch t o a nother pro gram, its window s b ecom e v is ib le a g ain. If y ou [...]

If y ou r com put er d oe s not hav e a C D-R OM dri ve If y our computer does not ha v e a CD-R OM dri v e , use A pple B ackup t o cop y th e ent i re c ontents of y our Mac intosh har d dis k t o flopp y dis ks . K eeping t his ba ckup c op y up-to-date will pr otect y ou i n c ase inf or mat ion on y our hard di s k is acci dentall y lost or da[...]

2C lick the Apple Backup button in the Launcher window. Th e A pple B ackup pr ogram opens . 3C lick the Continue button. A me s sa g e app ears , showing y ou ho w to i dentify t he high-dens ity flopp y dis ks y ou n eed. 4M ake sure your floppy disks are high-density. Then click the Continue button. A me s sa g e app ears , telling y ou how man [...]

6 Insert a high-density floppy disk into the disk drive. A me s sa g e tells y ou w h en it ’ s time t o i nsert a nother fl opp y dis k. 7 Lock each disk as you remove it from the computer. Label the disks to indicate the order in which you create them (for example: Backup 1 , Backup 2 , and so on). To loc k a dis k, tur n it l abel-si de do wn [...]

4C lick the Apple Backup button in the Launcher window. Th e A pple B ackup pr ogram opens . 5C lick the Continue button. A me s sa g e app ears , showing y ou ho w to i dentify t he high-dens ity flopp y dis ks y ou n eed. 6M ake sure your floppy disks are high-density. Then click the Continue button. A me s sa g e app ears , telling y ou how man [...]

7C lick the button that corresponds to your choice. Mak e s ure you ha v e enou gh time and dis ks to c omplete the cop yi n g . If you st op the cop yi n g b e f ore it ’ s done , y ou ’ll ha v e to start ov er from t h e be gi nning . 8U nlock your first backup floppy disk. T o unloc k the dis k, tur n t he dis k label-s ide do wn and use a p[...]

R est ori ng the i n fo rma t io n o n y o u r ha rd di sk If informati on on your har d dis k b ec omes dama ged or l ost, y ou c a n re store it if y ou ha ve a b ackup c op y of t h e inf ormation . If y our computer has a CD-R OM dri v e , the M ac int o s h P e rf orma C D c ontai ns c opie s of all the s y stem so ft wa re a nd app lic ati on[...]

5I f you’re starting up from the Macintosh Performa CD, turn on your Macintosh and then immediately press and hold down the x (Command), Shift, Option, and Delete keys (all at the same time). As soon as the smiling Macintosh appears on your screen, release the keys. Th e k e y comb i nat ion te lls y our computer not t o star t up from t h e inte[...]

10 Respond to any messages you see on the screen. If A pple R e store f inds a n item on y our hard di s k that i s new er than a n item with t h e s ame name on t he flopp y dis k, it as ks whether y ou w a nt the o lder ve rs ion o f the item to rep lace t h e ne wer v ersi on. U se the f oll owin g gui delines to dec ide whether or not t o repl [...]

49 Consult this chapter if you experience problems using your computer. W hen y ou ha v e q u es t i on s If y ou w ant to kno w how t o do a par ti cul ar tas k with y our computer , ref er to Macin t os h Guide i n the Gu ide ( h ) menu . F or i nstructi ons on us i n g Mac intosh G uide , see Chapter 2 of t his manual. W hen y ou ru n i n t o t [...]

T ak e y ou r t i me When y ou see a n er r or me ss a ge, y ou don ’ t ha ve t o take ac ti on immedi atel y . Th e me ss ag e sta y s on the screen until y ou cl ic k the OK button or turn of f the Macin t os h . To help di agnose and c or rect the prob lem, g ather as muc h i nf or mati on on the s ituat ion a s y ou c a n bef ore star t i n g[...]

Star t o v er Often y ou c an elimi nate a pr oblem s impl y by c leari n g the computer ’ s memory a nd s tar ting o ver . If y ou can, sa v e any open do cuments bef ore re star tin g the Mac i nt osh. If y our sy stem is fr o zen a nd does not re spond to an ything y ou do , or if y ou ha ve a “bomb ” mes sa ge on t he screen, sa v i n g m[...]

R ebu i ld y ou r d eskt op reg u la rl y A proces s know n as “re building t h e de s kt op ” h e lps y our Mac intosh k eep trac k of data on y our star tup di s ks . Althou gh y ou us uall y use the har d dis k in y our computer as a startup dis k, y ou c a n al so start up from any ot her dis k that has s y stem so ftw are i nstalled. It ?[...]

So l ut io ns t o co m mo n pro bl ems The computer is turned on but the screen is dark. One of t h e f oll owin g is pr obabl y the cau se: m Y ou ha ve a screen s a ver pr ogram t hat darkens t he screen when the computer ha s not b een used f or a cer tai n period. Pre ss a k e y or mo v e the mou se to turn of f the screen sa ver . m Th e monit[...]

When you start up, a disk icon with a blinking question mark appears in the middle of the screen. Th is ic on i ndi c ates t hat y our Mac intosh c a nnot f i nd t h e s y stem so ft w are it needs to start up . On e o f the f ollo wi n g is pr obabl y the cau se: m Y our computer ma y b e ha v i n g a problem rec ognizin g ex ter nal equipm ent th[...]

When you try to start up from a floppy disk, a disk icon with an X appears in the middle of the screen and the floppy disk is ejected. This ic on indic ates t hat the flopp y dis k y ou tried t o star t up from i s not a star tup di s k. Wa it a f e w seconds . T he computer shoul d star t up fr om its i nternal hard dis k. M ake s ure y ou i nsert[...]

The hard disk icon does not appear on the desktop. If y ou don ’ t see a hard dis k icon on t he des kt op , try the f oll o wi n g: m If the hard di s k is inter nal, shut do wn y our computer , w ait at least 1 0 seconds , and then tur n it on a g ain. m If the hard di s k is e xternal, mak e sure t hat it is turn ed on and that its c able is c[...]

Your Macintosh can’t read a floppy disk. If y ou see a mes sa ge t hat a flopp y dis k is unreadable , try one of the f ollo wi n g: m If the dis k has ne v er b een u sed, y ou ma y simp l y need to initi alize it. For instr uct ions , see the “Dis ks ” top ic o f Mac i nt osh Gui de , a v ailab le i n t h e Guide ( h ) m enu. m Th e di s k [...]

A dialog box with a bomb appears. Y our s y stem has a s oft w are problem . m Wr ite do wn w hat y ou w ere doing w hen the mes sa ge appeared, the te xt o f th e mes sa ge , a nd the mes sage num be r , if th ere is on e . m Re start y our Mac i nt osh. (See “ S tar t Ov er” i n t he secti on “When Y ou R un Into T r ouble ” ear lier in t[...]

Check t h e startup dis k and program y ou w ere us ing w h en t he problem occur red. Mak e s ure that all pr ogram s , des k acces sorie s, and s y stem ex tensi ons y ou ’ re us i n g are compat ible wit h the s y stem so ftw are . T ry star ting up the computer wit h the U t i l i ti e s flopp y dis k or , if y ou ha v e a built-in CD-R OM dr[...]

Typing on the keyboard produces nothing on the screen. One of t h e f oll owin g is pr obabl y the cau se: m Y our s y stem has a s oft w are problem . Re start y our Mac i nt osh. F or i nstruct ions , see “ S tar t Ov er” i n t h e sec ti on “When Y ou R un I nt o T roub le ” earlier in thi s chapter . Check t h e startup dis k and applic[...]

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 owin g is pr obabl y the cau se: m Th e Mac i nt osh ra n out o f memory . Quit t h e pr ogram s that y ou ha v e op en and then open the program y ou w ant to u se , or res[...]

You can’t open a document, or you see a message that an application program can’t be found. m Som e do cuments c an b e open ed b y more t ha n one appli c ati on pro gram. T ry star t ing a pro gram that y ou thin k mi ght b e able t o op en t h e document , th en c hoose Op en from t he program ’ s F ile menu t o try t o op en the document.[...]

N ot e: Some c haracters t hat c a n be disp la yed on t h e M acint osh are not accurate l y disp l a y ed on DOS c omputers, and v ice v ersa. F or more inf or mat ion about w orki n g with DO S do cuments on y our Mac intosh, see t h e “U s i n g DO S File s & Dis ks ” top ic o f Macint osh Gui de , a v a ilable i n th e Guide ( h ) menu[...]

Al so c heck t hat the chain of de v ices i s ter minated properl y . F or informati on on setting S CS I ID numb ers and termi natin g a SC S I chain, see the manuals t hat c ame with y our SC SI equ ipment. m If none of t h e se su g ge sti ons so l v es the prob lem, te st the dis k by f oll owing the instr uct ions gi v en later in this sec ti [...]

If y ou s ee the Maci nt osh d eskto p 1P ress the Open/Close button of your CD-ROM drive to open the CD-ROM tray. 2P lace the Macintosh Performa CD disc in the tray with the disc label facing up. Mak e s ure the disc is l ying fl at i n t h e tra y . 3P ush the tray in, or press the Open/Close button, to close the tray. If the Mac intosh P erforma[...]

6 Click the CD icon to select it as your startup disk. 7 Close the Startup Disk control panel. 8P ress and hold down the Control, Command ( x ), and Power keys. Star t i ng up f ro m a fl opp y d i sk T o test , repai r , or i nit i alize a hard di s k, or to install s y stem s of tw are on a hard dis k, y ou need to start up y our computer fr om a[...]

3C hoose Scan For Defects in the Functions menu. If the pro gram finds dama g ed bloc ks , it marks them s o the computer will not st ore i nf or mat ion in them. This pr o ce ss does not harm any inf or mat ion on t he hard dis k. T e s t i ng a n e xter na l S C SI ha rd d i sk Y ou c an test an ex ter nal A pple S C S I hard di s k with the App [...]

4 Click Test. 5W hen a message tells you that testing is complete, click Quit. If the te st re v eals a pr oblem, y ou ma y b e able t o cor rect it b y us ing Dis k First Aid or another dis k repai r pro gram (see the i nstr uc ti ons i n t he n e xt sec ti on) , or y ou ma y n eed t o rei nit i alize the dis k (see “I nit i alizi n g a Hard Di [...]

4C lick Repair to begin testing and repairing the disk. Y ou c an ’ t repai r the star tup di s k or the dis k that c ontai ns t h e Di s 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 gram re veal s a prob lem with eit her of the se dis ks , star t up t h e c omputer from another dis k so t hat y ou [...]

I n it ia l iz i ng a ha rd di sk Th e har d dis k i ns ide y our computer w as initi alized (formatted f or use) at the f act ory , s o y ou shouldn ’ t need to initi alize it. Y ou n eed t o i niti alize a hard di s k onl y if m y ou purchase a har d dis k that has not been initi alized at the f act ory m y our hard dis k is dama g ed If a hard[...]

3 Click Drive until the disk you want to initialize appears. Y ou c annot i nit ialize t h e di s k that y ou used t o star t up y our computer or the dis k that contains the A pple HD S C Setup pro gram. 4C lick Initialize. 5C lick Init to initialize the hard disk. 6I f a message appears asking you to name the disk, type a name and then click OK. [...]

Re i ni ti a l iz i ng y ou r c o m put er’ s i n ter na l ha rd d i sk Y ou initi alize y our i nternal hard dis k us i n g a program c alled I nternal HD F or mat , whi c h is on the Ut il i ti e s flopp y dis k that c ame with y our computer . If y our computer c ame with a CD-R O M dri v e and you di dn ’ t recei ve fl oppy dis ks , you c a[...]

I nsta l l i ng or rei nsta l l i ng s y st em so f tw ar e Sy stem so ft w are is t he set of pro grams and other file s that y our computer use s to start itself up , keep trac k of y our file s , and r un the appli c ati on pro grams y ou use . S y stem so ft w are is k ept i n the S y stem Fo lder. When you turn on your computer , it look s f o[...]

Ho w t o in sta l l o r re i nst al l s y st em s o ft w are If y our computer has a CD-R O M dri v e , y ou c an i nstall or reinstall s y stem so ftw ar e by f ollowing the ins tr uctions i n the M ac i nto s h P erf orma C D booklet th at cam e with y our computer . If y our computer doesn ’ t ha v e a CD-R OM dri v e and y ou ’ v e used A p[...]

F or y our o wn s af ety and that of y our equipment , f oll o w all the i nstructi ons i n thi s chapter . K eep these instr uc ti ons a v ailab le f or ref erence by y ou and oth ers . Heal th-rel at e d i nf or mat i on a bou t c o m put er use Musc le sorenes s, e ye f ati gue, and other disc om f or ts and i n juries s omet ime s as soci ated [...]

Mu scu lo sk ele ta l d i scom f or t A s with any ac ti v ity that inv ol ve s sitt ing f or lon g p eri ods of t ime , us i n g a co mputer can mak e y our musc les s ore a nd st if f . T o mi nimize t h e se ef f ects , set up y our work en v i r on m ent care full y , us ing the gu ide li nes t hat f oll ow , a nd tak e frequent breaks t o rest[...]

E y e f at ig ue E y e f ati gue c a n occur w hen e v er the e y es are f o cu sed on a nearby ob ject f or a lo ng tim e . T his pr oblem occurs bec ause the e ye mu sc les mu st w ork harder t o vi ew an objec t that ’ s c loser t han about 20 feet (6 meters) . Improp er li ghting c an hasten the de ve lopm ent of e y e f ati gue . Alt hou gh [...]

Y ou ma y ha v e to rai se your c hai r so y our forearms and hands are at the proper ang le to t he ke yboar d. If thi s make s it imposs ib le to re st y our feet fl at on the floor , y ou c a n u se a f ootrest wit h ad justab le hei ght and tilt t o mak e up f or a n y g ap b et w een the floor and y our f eet. Or y ou ma y lo wer th e de s kt [...]

A v o id i ng f at ig ue m Chang e y our seated pos iti on, stand up , or stretch w h ene v er y ou star t t o fee l tired. Frequent shor t break s are h e lpful in red uc ing f ati gue . m Us e a li ght touc h when typ i n g or us i n g a mouse and k eep y our hands a nd fingers rela xed. m Som e computer u sers ma y de ve lop di scomf or t i n t [...]

Saf ety i nst ruc t i on s F or y our o wn s af ety and that of y our equipment , al w a y s take the f ollo wi n g prec auti ons . T ur n o ff t he computer comp letel y and disc onn ec t the pow er plu g (by pullin g th e p lu g , not the cor d) if a n y of t h e f oll o wi n g condit ions e xi sts: m the po wer c ord or p lug becom es fra y ed o[...]

Ha nd l i ng y ou r co m pu te r eq u i pmen t Fo llo w these g uidelines f or ha ndling y our computer and its c ompon ents: m When setting up y our computer , pl ace components on a sturd y , flat s urf ace , and care full y f oll ow all setup instr uct ions . m When connectin g or disc onn ec ting a c able , alw a y s hold t h e c able b y its c[...]

Han dl i ng the mo ni to r F oll o w these pr oced ure s f or handli n g a monit or: m T ur n do wn the screen bri ghtn e ss c ontrol if y ou lea v e the computer turn ed on f or extended periods . If the bri ghtn e ss i s not tur ned dow n, the ima ge on the screen cou ld “bur n in ” a nd dama ge t h e screen . Y ou c an als o use a “ screen[...]

Han dl i ng fl opp y d i sk s E ject i ng a d i sk F or instr uct ions on ejec ting a fl opp y dis k, a CD-R OM di sc , or a remo v able medi a dis k, see the “Dis ks ” top ic o f Mac i nt osh Gui de , a v ailab le i n t h e G ui de ( h ) menu . 125 ° F (52 ° C) 50 ° F (10 ° C) Keep disks dry. Do not use a pencil or an eraser on a disk or d[...]

If y ou can ’ t eject a f l opp y di sk If y ou can ’ t eject a fl opp y dis k i n the us ual w a y , try the f oll o wi n g i n order: m Hold d o wn th e x a nd S hift k e y s a nd pre s s the numb er 1 k e y on your ke yboar d t o eject a dis k i n the inter nal dis k dri v e . m T ur n o ff t he computer . If the dis k isn ’ t ejected, t h[...]

C lean i ng y ou r eq ui pmen t Fo llo w these g en eral rule s when c lea ning t he outside o f y our computer and its components: m U se a damp , so ft , li nt-free c loth t o c lea n t h e c omputer ’ s ex terior . A v oi d getti n g mo istu re i n any op en ings . m Don ’ t use aeros ol spra y s , so l v ents , or abras i ve s . Cl ean in g[...]

2 Turn the mouse upside-down and turn the plastic ring on the bottom counterclockwise to disengage it. On s ome mou se de v ices , you ma y n eed t o pres s the pl ast ic ring (rat her than tur n it) t o disen g a ge it. If y ou c annot disen g a ge t he ri n g , y our mouse ma y be loc ked. S ee “ Lo c ki n g and Unlocking t h e Mou se , ” nex[...]

L ock i ng an d un lo cki ng the mo use Som e mouse de v ice s c a n be loc ked s o that t h e b all c an ’ t b e remo v ed. A loc ki n g mou se has a small ho le on the pl asti c ri n g . T o lock th e mouse , f ollow th e se ste ps: 1 Insert a straightened paper clip into the hole on the plastic ring. 2P ress down on the paper clip while you tu[...]

T o unloc k the mouse , f oll o w these steps: 1I nsert a straightened paper clip into the hole on the plastic ring. 2P ress down on the paper clip while you turn the ring counterclockwise. T ur n t he ri n g a v ery shor t di sta nce . When the reces sed area on the ri n g is lin ed up with t he reces sed area s ur rounding t he ri n g , the mouse[...]

Ex pansi on c ards are printed circuit boards t hat c an b e installed i n y our co mputer to gi v e it speci al capab ilitie s, s uch a s enha nced v ideo c apabilitie s, ne tw orki n g a nd c ommunic ati ons, and additi onal pro ce ss i n g pow er . If y ou purchased an e xpans ion c ard separate l y from y our computer , y ou c a n install it by[...]

Car ds fit int o sl ots on the c omputer ’ s lo gic boar d, the board that ho lds the co mpon ents that mak e y our computer w ork. Th ere are t hree typ e s o f sl ots on y our computer ’ s lo gic board, eac h l ab e led on the board: m an L C-compat ib le 680 30 proce ss or -di rect s lot (PD S) for m ost ex pa nsion cards m a communi c ati o[...]

Installi n g a n e x pa ns ion c ard inv ol v e s three steps: m openi n g the computer m i nser ti ng the c ard in t o a sp ecific slot m c los i n g the computer Open i ng the c o m put er 1S hut down your computer by choosing Shut Down from the Apple ( K ) menu or the Special menu. Y ou c an als o pres s the Po wer k e y on the ke yboar d. 2U np[...]

4P ulling gently, swing the panel down, and slip it out. 5I f there are security screws on the vertical plate on the back of the computer, remove them with a Phillips screwdriver. If there are security screws, remove both screws from the vertical plate. Remove the back panel. 92 Appendix B[...]

6U nplug the power cord from your computer. 7S wing the handle out from its storage position. Then grasp the handle and gently but firmly pull it toward you. Th e v er ti c al pl ate and the lo gic boar d to w hich it ’ s attached s lide all t h e w a y out o f the computer . Care full y s uppor t the lo gic board a s it com es out , a nd put it [...]

In st a lli ng a processo r - d i re c t sl o t (P DS) c a rd 1I f your PDS (processor-direct slot) card has ports for connecting equipment, remove the plastic access cover from the vertical plate. 2 Remove the PDS card from its static-proof bag. Hol d the c ard b y its edg e s to a v oid t ouching an y connect ors on th e c ard. 3 Locate the slot [...]

5P ress down on the card until the connector is solidly in place. Don ’ t for ce the car d. If you m eet res istance , pull the c ard out and try ag ai n . T o see if the c ard i s properl y connected, lift it g entl y . If it res ists and sta y s i n pl ace , it ’ s connected. I nsta l l i ng a com m u n ica t io n ca rd 1I f your communicatio[...]

96 Appendix B 4A lign the card over the communication slot. 5P ress down on the card until the connector is solidly in place. Don ’ t for ce the car d. If you m eet res istance , pull the c ard out and try ag ai n . T o see if the c ard i s properl y connected, lift it g entl y . If it res ists and sta y s i n pl ace , it ’ s connected. Communi[...]

C lo si ng the com put er 1S lip the base of the logic board into the guide rails inside the computer case and swing the handle back into its storage position. 2P ress the reset button on the logic board, and then slide the board back into the computer. When y ou pres s the reset butt on, som e of y our computer ’ s s o ft w are setting s will c [...]

3I f you removed security screws earlier, reinsert them now. 4S lip the three hooks at the base of the back panel into the grooves on the computer case. 5S wing the back panel up and snap it into place. Snap the plastic back panel into place. Slip the three hooks on the back panel into the grooves in the computer case. Reinsert security screws here[...]

6P lug the cables back into the computer. 7 Reconnect the power cord. Y our computer i s now read y t o tur n on and use . WARNING Ne v er tur n on y our computer unle s s all of its inter nal and ex ter nal par ts are in pl ace . Op erat i n g the computer w h en it i s op en or mis sing parts c a n be dang erou s , a nd c a n dama ge y our comput[...]

101 Y our computer k e yboar d contains cer tain sp ec i al ke y s that typ e writer ke yboar ds don ’ t ha v e . Many o f the se ke y s allo w y ou to gi ve c omma nds t o the co mputer without us i n g the mouse . F or ex ample , i n man y appli cat ion programs, pr e ss i ng the x (C ommand) ke y at the same t ime a s the Q ke y is of ten an a[...]

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[...]

T y pi ng speci a l cha ract ers and s y m bo ls Y ou c an typ e a v ariety of inter nati onal and other sp ec ial s ymbols and c haracters (inc ludi n g characters wit h diacrit ic al marks , suc h as accents) b y press i ng combi nations of ke y s . Th e K e y Caps pro gram, whi ch i s i nstalled with y our s y stem so ft w are , sho w s y ou the[...]

I f y ou s e e r e ct an g l e s: If y ou see rectang les instead of di acritic al marks on some of th e pi ct ures o f ke y s i n K e y Caps , try pres s i n g O pt ion- x t o see th e di acritic al marks . How e v er , y ou onl y need to u se the Option k e y (not O pti on- x ) i n c ombinati on with the other k e y s to type letters with di acri[...]

K (Apple) menu 15 ^ (circumflex) 104 x -Control–Power key, for restarting computer 51 x -Option, for rebuilding desktop 52 x -Option-Esc, for quitting program in trouble 51, 58 x -Shift-1, for ejecting floppy disk 84 x -Shift-Option-Delete, to not start up from internal hard disk 47 i (insertion point) 60, 102 h icon, as Guide menu indicator 14, [...]

compatibility with system software 58, 60 disk repair 68–69 disk test, for external hard disks 67–68 disk test, for internal hard disk 66–67 installing 37, 38 memory problems with 61 opening 14, 39 open, listed 39 quitting unexpectedly 58, 61 quitting when system freezes 51 screen saver program 53, 82 switching between 14, 39 troubleshooting [...]

CD-ROM drive. See also Macintosh Performa CD adding or replacing 36 ejecting disk from 83 location of, in computer 31 Open/Close button for 31 starting up from 47, 64–66 cedilla, typing 104 characters, special 103–104 checkmark in menu 39 circumflex, typing 104 cleaning computer case 85 monitor 85 mouse 85–86 spills 80, 81, 82 Clear key 101 c[...]

disk test programs for external hard disk 67–68 for internal hard disk 66–67 displaying windows on desktop 40 documents, DOS 62–63 DOS disks 57 drive. See CD-ROM drive, floppy disk drive, hard disk E ejecting disks 83 problems with 84 electrical safety 2, 79, 80, 81, 84 electromagnetic emissions 79 electronic mail 37 ELF (extremely low freque[...]

formatting external hard disk 70–71 formatting floppy disks 57 formatting internal hard disk 70, 72 frozen system, troubleshooting 51, 58–59 function keys 102 G grave accent, typing 104 grounding plug 2, 81 Guide menu 14, 17, 19. See also Balloon Help; Macintosh Guide window Hide Balloons command 28 Macintosh Guide command 20 Shortcuts command [...]

Finder 39 hard disk 10, 14, 56 Internal HD Format 72 opening, shortcut for 14 question mark, as Guide menu indicator 14, 17 “sad Macintosh” 55 Trash 14 identifying objects on screen 28 Index button 23–24 information sources 17 initializing DOS disks 57 initializing external hard disk 70–71 initializing floppy disks 57 initializing internal [...]

M Macintosh basics 13–14 Macintosh desktop 10 Macintosh Guide window 20–27 appearance of 20 closing 27 “Huh?” button in 27 Index button in 23–24 Look For button in 21, 25–26 moving 27 moving to next step in 22 opening 20 returning to 22 searching for general subjects in 21–22 searching for specific subjects in 21, 23–24 searching fo[...]

mouse pad 13 moving arrow on screen 13–14 moving insertion point with keys 102 moving Macintosh Guide window 27 moving mouse 13–14 musculoskeletal discomfort 76 N networking card. See communication card numeric keys 102 O office arrangement guidelines 77–78 on/off switch (standby power button) 2, 16 open application, identifying 39 Open/Close[...]

R radio and television interference vi random-access memory (RAM) adding 36 required for QuickDraw GX and PowerTalk programs 37 rebuilding desktop 52 when application can’t be found 62 when icons don’t appear correctly 56 reinstalling system software 73–74 remote control sensor 31 repair. See service and support repairing disks 63–69 repeti[...]

starting up 9–10. See also restarting Macintosh from CD-ROM drive 47, 64–66 from device other than internal hard disk 47 from floppy disk 66 troubleshooting 11, 53–56 startup disk purpose of 73 restarting computer with 51 troubleshooting 54, 55, 58, 60 Startup Disk control panel 65 startup tone 2 stereo headphone jack 31 stereo miniplug 34 st[...]

pointer does not move 58–59 power 11, 53 rebuilding desktop 52, 56, 62 repairing disks 63–69 restarting Macintosh 51 “sad Macintosh” icon 55 screen display 11, 53 SCSI devices 54, 56, 63–64 starting applications 61, 62 starting up 11, 53–56 starting up from CD-ROM drive 65–66 system extensions 56, 58, 59 system software 58, 60, 73–7[...]

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