Apple Macintosh LC 580 manual

 Ma cin t os h Us e r ’ s Gu i de Includes setup, troubleshooting, and important health-related infor mation for Macintosh LC 580 computers[...]

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iii Co mm unic ati ons reg ul ati on i nf ormati on v i 1G e t t i n g S t a r t e d 1 Pl ug g i ng i n the computer 1 Ins ta lli ng an ex pansi on car d 3 C onn ectin g the mouse and ke y board 4 C onn ectin g other equipment 5 Tu r n i n g t h e c o mputer on f or t h e fi rst time 6 What ’ s nex t? 9 Lear ni ng the b as ic s 1 0 Revi e w i n g[...]

3E x p an din g Y our C o m puter and Us ing S p e ci a l Fea t u res 27 Y our computer at a g lance 28 C onn ectin g additional equ ipment 2 9 Us in g the sound c ontro l buttons on y our c omputer 30 Us in g the screen contr ol butt ons on y our computer 3 1 Us in g the built-in microphone 3 2 C onn ectin g to a netw ork 3 3 Ex pa ndi ng mem ory [...]

App en di x A Hea l th , Sa f e ty , a nd Ma i n t en a nce Ti p s 7 3 Health-re lated inf or mati on about computer u se 73 Saf e t y i n s t r u c t i ons 7 8 Handli ng y our c omputer equipment 7 9 Cl ea ni ng y our equipm ent 83 App en di x B I ns ta l l i ng a n E xp a ns i on C a rd 87 Openin g t h e c omputer 88 Ins ta ll in g a p r oce s s [...]

Co mmunic ation s reg u la t i o n i n f o rm at 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. Radio and television interference The equip[...]

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[...]

Keyboard Macintosh computer Optional security screws Keyboard cable (sometimes built into the keyboard as shown here) Computer power cord Mouse[...]

Th e illu stration on t h e f acing pa g e show s all the equipm ent y ou will n eed to set up y our computer and begin us i ng it. P lace y our equipm ent on a sturd y , fl at surf ace near a grounded w all outlet. B ef ore f oll o wi ng t h e setup in struct ions in this c hapter , y ou ma y w a nt to read “ A r ra nging Y our Of fi ce ” in A[...]

When y ou are ready t o b egin, f oll ow t h ese steps: 1P lug the socket end of the power cord into the recessed power plug (marked with the symbol ≤ ) on the back of the computer. Make s ure at least one end o f the pow er cor d is wit hi n eas y reac h so t hat y ou ca n unplu g the computer w hen y ou n eed to . IMPORTANT To protect bot h you[...]

2P lug the other end of the power cord into a three-hole grounded outlet or power strip. Inst a llin g a n ex pansi on card If y ou purcha sed an ex pa nsi on car d f or y our Mac intosh, install it now . (See Ap p e ndix B , “Installi ng an Ex pa nsi on Car d, ” for instr ucti ons . ) If y ou don ’ t ha v e an ex pansi on c ard, cont inue wi[...]

Con ne ct i ng th e mous e and ke yboard The w a y y ou connect the mou se a nd ke y board depends on whether the key boar d has a separate c able or a bu ilt-i n cab le . Con ne ct i ng a k e yb oa rd w i t h a sepa ra t e cab le 1P lug the mouse cable into the port on either side of the keyboard. Most ri ght-ha nded p eople pre fer t o use t h e [...]

Con ne ct i ng a k e yb oa rd w i t h a bu i lt-i n cab l e 1P lug the mouse cable into the recessed port on the back of the keyboard. The pl u g a nd the por t are marked wit h the ◊ ic on (s ymbo l) . Th e posit ions o f th e por t a nd icon on y our k e yboar d ma y b e diff erent from t hose pic tured. By t h e w ay: A por t marked with t h e[...]

Tu r n i n g t h e com p u te r o n f o r the f i rst t i me To t u r n t h e co m puter on f or the first time , f ollo w the se steps: 1P ress the top of the power switch at the back of the computer. The top of the switch is marked with the symbol i . 2P ress the Power key (marked with a triangle) on your keyboard. 6 Chapter 1[...]

Y ou hear a tone from t h e computer as it starts up . After a f e w moments y ou shoul d see a screen li ke the one b elo w . T his means that s y stem s of tw are has alread y b een i nstalled, a nd y our computer is read y t o use . If s omething e lse happens, see “Pr oblems S tar ting Up?” on t h e n ex t pag e . 7 Getting Started Macintos[...]

Pro bl em s s t ar ting up ? If the screen is dark , chec k these item s to see if y ou c an identify t h e prob lem: m Is the computer tur n ed on? T h e pow er -on li ght on the front o f the com puter should be on. M ake s ure the t op of t h e pow er s witc h on the back of th e co m puter is pre s sed i n. m Is t h e pow er cor d connected t o[...]

Wh at’ s ne xt? Co n gratulat ions! Y ou ’ ve f inished setting up y our c omputer . N ow c ontinue with one o f the fo llo wing steps: m If y ou are new t o the Mac i ntosh, turn to t h e n ex t secti on, “ Lear ni ng th e Bas ics . ” m If y ou are an ex p erienced Mac i ntosh u ser , tur n to Chapter 2 , “ Gettin g Help , ” t o lear n[...]

Learn i ng th e basics If y ou are new t o the Mac i ntosh, y ou shou ld b egin b y looking at the eas y-to-u se pro gram called t h e Mac i ntosh T utori al. T h e tutori al teache s y ou the ba si c s kills y ou ’ll need t o use y our computer . T o star t the tutori al, fol l o w t h es e s t eps: 1S lide your mouse along your mouse pad or des[...]

4W hile holding down the mouse button, move the arrow until the words “Macintosh Tutorial” are highlighted, then release the mouse button. A window appears we lcomin g you t o the tut orial. Y ou c a n set this book a s ide f or now and f oll ow t h e i nstr ucti ons on the screen. When y ou ha v e c ompleted th e tut ori al, retur n to t his b[...]

Tu r n i n g t h e co m pu t er o ff To tur n the computer o f f , y ou choose S hut Do wn fr om the S p eci al menu. Detailed instr ucti ons f ollo w . 1M o ve the tip of the arrow ( 8 ) to the word “Special” at the top center of the screen. If the w ord “ S peci al” do es not appear at the t op of the screen, y ou ’ re w orki ng in t he[...]

Y ou c a n als o shut dow n y our computer from t h e ke y board: 1P ress the Power key (marked with the triangle) on the keyboard. Y ou will see a me ss a ge a s ki ng w h ether y ou w ant to shut do wn or c ontinue w orki ng . 2C lick Shut Down. Tu r n i n g t h e com put er on To t u r n on the computer a fter y ou ’ v e shut it dow n with eit[...]

Wh e r e to fin d an swe r s When y ou ha v e quest ions about u sing y our M acintosh, t h ere are se veral pl ace s y ou can look f or ans w ers . 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 inform[...]

Th eG ui de menu i s your main s ource of inf or mation w hen y ou ’ re working with y our c omputer . The menu is i dentified b y a que sti on mark ( h ) in the upper -ri ght cor n er of the screen . 15 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.[...]

Ge tt i n g a ns w er s t o y o u r q ues t i o ns When y ou ha v e a quest ion w hile w orki ng wit h your c omputer , y ou c an get t h e an sw er by c hoosin g Macint osh Gui de from 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 eckma[...]

3N otice the three buttons at the top of the window: Topics, Index, and Look For. Maci n t osh Gu ide gi v e s you t hree w a y s o f findi ng inf or mati on: m Topics lets y ou choose fr om a list o f general s ub jects; it i s li ke t h e table o f c ontents in a book. m Index lets y ou choose fr om a n alphab eti c al list o f more specif ic s u[...]

2C lick “Setting Options” in the list of topics. When y ou c lic k a ny t opi c area, a list o f rel ated quest ions appears on the right sid e of t h e Macint osh Gui de 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 ucti ons f or y ou to f [...]

Ge tt i ng a n s we rs w i th t he I nde x b utt o n 1 In the Macintosh Guide window, click the Index button. An alphabetic al li st of s ub jects appears on the lef t si de of the window . 2S croll through the alphabetical list until the phrase “background pattern” is visible. Y ou c a n scroll t hrou gh the list e ither b y dra g gi ng the s [...]

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 ucti ons f or y ou to f o llo w . 5 Read and follow the instructions in the window. Maci n t osh Gu ide pro v i des step-b y-step instr ucti ons to ans w er the quest ion y ou selected. When y ou ha v[...]

Ge tt i ng a n s we rs w i th t he L oo k F o 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 window , where y ou c a n typ e tex t. 2C l i ck 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 Search, a li st o[...]

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 ucti ons f or y ou to f o llo w . 5 Read and follow the instructions in the window. Maci n t osh Gu ide pro v i des step-b y-step instr ucti ons to ans w er the quest ion y ou selected. When y ou ha v e c om[...]

Ti ps f or usi ng Mac i n t o sh G u i de Here are a f ew t ips f or us i ng M acintosh G uide e f fec ti v el y: m Maci n t osh Gu ide i s a v ail able onl y w h en you are in the F i nder—the de s kt op area where y ou c a n see the icons o f dis ks , f olders , and file s . (Other pro grams ma y al so ha v e h elp a v ailab le i n the Gui de m[...]

Ident i fyi ng ob jects on the scre en So me ti me s y ou ’ll see a n unf amiliar item on t h e screen a nd as k y ourself , “What ’ s that?” Y ou c a n get an ans wer b y u sing a M acintosh f eature kno wn a s Ba lloon He lp . Ba lloon He lp ex pl ai ns the funct ion o f icons , menu s , commands , a nd other items on t h e Macint osh scr[...]

Learn i ng us ef ul sho r t cuts Y ou c a n p erf or m ma ny ta s ks in the Finder more qui ckl y if y ou use k e y board or mou se shor tcuts . For e x ample , instead o f c lic ki ng an ic on a nd choos ing Op en from t h e File menu, y ou c an simp l y double-c li ck t he icon t o open it. Fol low t h e s e s t eps to learn ke y board and mouse [...]

2C l i ck one of the category buttons. Another window appears , descri bi ng shortcuts for t hat c ateg ory . 3 Read about the shortcuts available for the category you selected. Click th e ri ght ar ro w i n the lo wer -right c or n er of t h e wi ndow t o disp la y t h e ne x t wi ndo w (if there is one) . 4W hen you finish reading about the short[...]

R ead thi s chapter t o lear n how t o connect addit ional equ ipment t o your Ma ci ntosh . Al so read t his c hapter to learn about some o f the speci al feature s of y our Mac i ntosh: m us in g t h e sound c ontrol butt ons m usi ng th e s c reen contro l butt ons m us in g t h e built-in microphone m c onnect i ng t o a netw ork 27 3 Ex pa nd [...]

Yo u r c o m p u t e r at a glanc e Th is illustrat ion sho w s a Mac i ntosh L C 5 80 s y stem wit h the optional CD-R OM dri v e . Y ou c a n ex pa nd y our computer s y stem b y connect i ng additi onal hard w are (s uch a s a pri nter , modem , or scanner) . Mouse Built-in microphone Color display Your built-in monitor supports up to thousands [...]

Con ne ct i ng add i tion al eq uip m e nt Th e illu stration on t his pa g e show s w h ere equipment shou ld be connected t o y our computer . F or i nstr ucti ons on connect i ng equ ipment s uch a s a pri nter or scanner , see th e m a nu al that c ame with t h e equipment. Power switch g SCSI port Connects your Macintosh to SCSI equipment, suc[...]

Usin g t h e so un d co n t ro l b ut t on s o n y o u r co m pu t er Th ere are t wo sets o f butt ons on the front of y our M acintosh . T h e set on the ri ght (marked wit h the - ic on) is f or s ound contro l. Y ou c a n use the se buttons to i ncrease or decrea se the v olume o f the sound y our M acintosh p la y s: m Pre ss t h e button at t[...]

Usin g t h e sc r e en cont ro l b utt o n s on y o u r com pu t er Y ou c a n adju st the le v el o f light and dark on the screen o f your bu ilt-i n m onit or by u sin g the screen contro l buttons on y our c omputer (marked wit h th e ¸ ic on) . m Pre ss t h e button at t h e top t o li ghten y our screen. m Pre ss t h e button at t h e bottom[...]

Usin g t h e buil t-i n m i cr o ph o ne Y our Mac i ntosh c ome s with a built-in microphone f or recor di ng li v e s ounds . Th e micr ophon e is hi ghl y sens iti v e . Once y ou ’ v e tur ned it on (whi c h you do with a s ound-recor di ng app lic ati on program) , it c an pic k up sounds wit hi n a rang e of se v eral f eet. F or i nformati[...]

Con ne ct i ng t o a netw o rk If y our computer ha s a n opti onal E ther net car d, y ou c an connect y our Ma ci ntosh t o any standar d high-speed Ether n et n etw ork. Y ou c a n connect y our Mac i ntosh t o an ex istin g E ther net n etw ork that u ses thin coa xi al c able s, 10 B A S E - T t w i s t e d pair c able s, t hic k coa xi al cab[...]

Ex pand i ng memo r y Th e random-acce ss m emory (RAM) in your c omputer c a n b e ex pa nded. In stallin g additional R AM adds more memory c hips t o your c omputer and ex pands its c apabilitie s . Th e Te c h n i c a l I n f o r m a t i o n booklet that c ame wit h y our computer de scribes ho w much addit ional mem ory can be i nstalled i n y[...]

Y our computer ha s se v eral applic at ion pro grams alread y i nstalled, as w ell as so me pro grams that y ou mu st i nstall b ef ore y ou c a n use them . (Y ou will need to r un t h e applic at ion pro gram ’ s I nstaller pro gram b ef ore the appli c ation pro grams will w ork . ) Y ou ’ll f i nd these pr ograms on y our har d dis k . Y o[...]

Inst all i n g applic ation pr o gr am s Yo u ’ ll prob abl y w ant t o buy and i nstall additi onal applic at ion pro grams . See th e manuals y ou rece i v e with y our pro grams f or instr ucti ons on installi ng and usi ng th em. In m ost ca ses , y ou ’ll i nstall a n appli cat ion pr ogram on y our inter nal hard di s k from fl opp y dis [...]

Wo r k i n g w i t h se v e ra l p ro g ra ms a t a t i me Y ou c a n op en as man y applic at ion pr ogram s a nd de s k acce ss ories as y our co mputer ’ s memory all o ws . A ll open pro grams are listed in the App lic ati on menu at the ri ght end of t h e me nu bar . T h e name of t h e acti v e pr ogram (the one y ou ’ re us i ng ri ght [...]

Hiding an d sh ow in g win d o ws on the des kt op Y ou c a n hide all window s ex cept t hose of the act i v e pro gram by c hoos i ng Hi de Ot h ers from the A pplic at ion menu . The ot he r pr ogram s remai n op en e ven t hou gh thei r wi ndow s are hi dden. When y ou s witch t o another pro gram, its window s become v i s ible a g ain. If y o[...]

39 Consult this chapter if you experience problems using your computer. Wh e n y o u ha v e q uest io n s If y ou w ant t o know ho w t o do a par ti cul ar tas k with y our c omputer , re fer t o Maci n t osh Gu ide in th e Guid e ( h ) menu. F or instr ucti ons on us ing Maci n t osh Gu ide , see Chapter 2 o f thi s ma nual. Wh e n y o u ru n i n[...]

Ta k e y o u r t i m e When y ou see a n er ror me s sa ge, y ou don ’ t ha v e t o take ac ti on immediate l y . The me s s a g e sta y s on t h e screen until y ou c lic k the OK butt on or tur n o ff t h e Maci n t osh . To h elp di agnose a nd cor rect the prob lem, g ather as muc h informati on on the s itu ati on as y ou c a n b ef ore star[...]

Sta r t o v e r Often y ou c an eliminate a problem s imp l y b y c leari ng t h e computer ’ s memory a nd star ting o v er . If y ou c a n, sa v e an y open do cuments b ef ore re star tin g the Mac i ntosh . If y our sy stem is fr ozen and does not re spond to an ything y ou do , or if y ou ha v e a “bomb ” me ss ag e on the screen, sa v i[...]

4I f the power switch doesn’t turn off the computer, unplug your Macintosh. If y ou s uspect that t h e problem i s with other equipm ent, s uc h as a printer or an e xternal hard dis k that ’ s attac hed to y our c omputer , tur n that equipm ent o ff f or 1 0 seconds or l ong er , t h en tur n it on a g ai n a nd restar t the Mac i ntosh . Re[...]

So l u t io ns to c om m on pr o b l e m s The computer is turned on but the screen is dark. One of t h e f oll o wi ng i s prob abl y the c ause: m Y ou ha v e a screen s a v er pro gram that dark ens the screen when the com puter has not been used f or a cer tai n p eriod. Pre ss a k e y or mo v e the mouse t o tur n of f the screen sa v er . m T[...]

When you start up, a disk icon with a blinking question mark appears in the middle of the screen. Th is ic on i ndic ates t hat your M acint osh cannot find the s y stem s of tw are it n eeds t o star t up . One of t h e f ollo wing i s probab l y the c ause: m Y our computer ma y be ha v i ng a pr oblem reco gnizing e xter nal equipment th at use [...]

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. Thi s i c on indic ate s that the flopp y di s k y ou tried to start up from is not a star tup dis k . Wa it a f ew sec onds . Th e computer shoul d star t up from its i nter nal hard di s k . Make s ure y ou i nser[...]

m Check t h e ID numb ers of all S CS I equipm ent connected t o y our computer . S ee the manual s that c ame with y our S CS I equipment f or inf or mation on settin g SC S I ID numb ers. m If the hard di s k is y our startup dis k , star t y our computer us ing t h e Di s k To o l s flopp y di s k or (if y ou ha v e a built-in CD-R O M dri v e) [...]

If y ou are tryi ng uns ucce s sfu ll y to u se a DOS fl opp y dis k , cons ider the fol l ow i n g : m When f or matting fl oppy di s ks on a DO S computer f or u se i n a Mac intosh, us ers n eed to f ormat standard double-s ided di s ks a s 720K di s ks and hi gh- dens ity dis k s as 1 4 4 0K dis ks . Bec ause DO S computers all o w sta ndard do[...]

A dialog box with a bomb appears. Y our s y stem ha s a so ft w are prob lem . m Wr ite dow n what y ou w ere doing w hen the mes sa g e app eared, a nd write do wn the me s sa ge ’ s tex t a nd its numb er , if there i s on e . m Re star t y our Macint osh. (See “ Start Ov er” i n the secti on “Wh en Y ou R un Int o T r oub le ” earlier [...]

Check t h e star tup dis k a nd pro gram y ou w ere us i ng w hen the problem oc cu r r ed. M ake s ure that all pr ograms , des k ac ces sorie s, and s y stem exte n si ons y ou ’ re us i ng are c ompatib le with the s y stem s of tw are . T ry star ting up the c omputer from the Dis k T o o ls di s k or the CD-R O M disc that c ontains s y stem[...]

If the prob lem recurs , you ma y need t o reinstall s y stem so ft w are . See “Installi ng or R e i nstalli ng S y stem S of tw are ” l ater in this c hapter f or ins tru ct i ons . m Y ou ha v en ’ t se lected any te xt or set t h e i nser ti on point ( i ). Make s ure the pro gram y ou w ant to type in is the act i v e pro gram. Th en pl [...]

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 o wi ng i s prob abl y the c ause: m The Ma c int osh ran out o f memory . Quit t h e program s that y ou ha v e open and then op en the program y ou w a nt to use , or rest[...]

You see a message that an application program can’t be found. The f o ll o w in g d ia l o g bo x appears if y ou try to open a document that w a s created with s of tw are that is not on y our har d dis k . Nor m a l ly , y ou see thi s me ss ag e if y ou try t o op en a do cument that c ame fr om a nother Mac i ntosh wit h so ft w are that i s [...]

You experience problems using a document from a DOS computer. If y ou c a n ’ t open a DO S do cument us i ng a M acintosh pr ogram , try the fol l ow i n g : m Op en the do cument from wit hi n the pro gram by c hoosin g O p en i n the pro gram ’ s File menu . m Us e t h e P C Ex chang e contr ol panel to c hang e the do cument ’ s type to o[...]

Init ial i zi ng a ha rd di s k Bef ore y ou c an use a ne w dis k , the dis k mu st be prepared so that t h e com puter know s w h ere to st ore i nf or mati on on th e dis k . T his preparat ion i s ca lled in iti alizing (or for m a t t i ng ) the dis k . Wh e n do yo u ne ed t o i n i t ia l iz e a ha rd d i sk? Th e har d dis k insi de y our c[...]

If a bl i nki n g q ue s ti on mar k ap p ear s , or i f t he c omput e r st art s up fr om y our har d disk: Y ou did not inser t the CD-R O M disc qu ic kl y enou gh f or the computer to reco gnize it as a startup dis k . Fo llo w the se steps: 1S hut down your computer. Th e CD-R OM di sc will remai n i n the CD-R O M dri v e . 2 Turn the comput[...]

Rein itial izi ng y our c omput er ’ s int e r n al h a r d dis k Y ou initi alize your inter nal hard dis k us i ng a pr ogram c alled Inter nal HD Fo r m a t, wh ic h is on the flopp y di s k labeled Dis k T oo ls tha t came with y our co mputer . If y our c omputer cam e with a CD-R O M dri v e a nd y ou didn ’ t recei v e fl oppy di s ks , [...]

Init ial i zi ng an exte rnal SC S I hard d i sk Y ou initi alize a n App le ex ter nal SC SI har d dis k b y u sing a pr ogram c alled Ap pl e HD SC Setup, w hic h is on t h e flopp y dis k l abeled Dis k T o o l s th a t came with y our c omputer . If y our c omputer cam e with a CD-R OM dri v e and you didn ’ t recei v e flopp y di s ks , y ou[...]

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. 7C lick Quit when you see a message reporting that initialization was successful. If a me ss a ge repor ts that initi alizati on f ailed, try a g ai n. If initi alizati on f ails a second t ime , tak e the dis k to y our A pp[...]

Rep air in g a d a m a ge d di s k Dis ks c a n b ecome dama g ed by repeated use and handli ng . Wh e n do yo u ne ed t o rep a i r a d i s k? If y ou see a me ss ag e repor ting that a dis k i s dama ged or un readable , y ou ma y n eed t o repai r the dis k . Tr y t h ese su gg est io n s f i rs t If y ou c a n ’ t start up from a har d dis k [...]

Ch e cking fo r dama ge on y o ur int e r n al hard dis k Y ou c a n chec k for dama g e on y our i nter nal hard di s k with t h e I nter nal HD Fo r m a t pro gram, whi ch i s on the flopp y dis k labeled Dis k T o o ls th a t came w i th y our computer . If y our computer c ame with a CD-R OM dri v e and y ou didn ’ t recei v e fl oppy di s ks[...]

2 Open the Apple HD SC Setup icon. Y ou ma y need to l ook i n a fo lder c alled Utilit ies t o f i nd App le HD SC Setup . 3C lick Drive until the disk you want appears. 4C l i ck 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 be able t o cor rect it b y us i ng Dis k F i rst Aid[...]

How t o rep a i r a ha rd d i sk o r f l op p y d i s k Y ou c a n repai r some type s of di s k damag e b y us i ng t h e Dis k F i rst Aid pro gram, w hic h is inc luded either on the Dis k T o o ls flopp y dis k or on t h e CD-R OM disc c ontai ni ng s y stem s of tw are that c ame with y our c omputer . 1 Start up your computer from the Disk To[...]

4C lick Repair to begin testing and repairing the disk. Y ou c a n ’ t repai r the star tup dis k or t h e dis k t hat contains the Dis k F i rst Aid pro gram, but y ou c an test the se dis k s by c li cking V erify . If t h e program re v eals a pr oblem with e ither of the se dis k s, start up the computer fr om a nother dis k so that y ou c an[...]

Inst a llin g o r r e in s t allin g sys t e m s of t wa r e Sy stem so ft w are is t h e set of pr o grams and other file s that y our computer u ses to star t itself up , keep trac k o f y our file s , a nd r un the applic at ion pro grams y ou use . S y stem s of tw are i s kept in the f older c alled t h e S y stem F o lder. When y ou tur n on [...]

Inst al li ng s y stem s o ftw a r e Fol low t h e s t eps in this sec tion t o do w hat is c ommonl y c alled a “nor mal” ins ta ll at i on o f s y stem so ft w are . If y ou ’ re i nstalli ng s y stem s of tw are on a hard di s k f or the fi rst time , make s ure th at y our hard dis k has been i niti alized, a proces s that prepare s the d[...]

6W hen you are finished, quit Apple HD SC Setup. 7S hut down your computer. 8 Start up your computer from the Install Disk 1 disk or the CD-ROM disc that contains system software. S ee “ S tar ting Up Fr om a CD-R O M Disc ” or “ S tar ting Up From a Fl opp y Dis k” in the sect ion “Initi alizi ng a Har d Dis k ” ear lier i n this c hap[...]

13 When you see a message reporting that the installation was successful, click Restart. If a me ss a ge repor ts that installat ion w a s not s ucces s ful , try i nstalli ng a g ain. (F oll ow t h e i nstr ucti ons on the screen. ) If , a fter reinstalli ng s y stem s of tw are by do i ng a normal i nstallat ion, y ou still ex pe rience problem s[...]

To do a c lea n i nstallat ion, f oll ow t h ese steps: 1 Start up your computer from the Disk Tools disk or the CD-ROM disc that contains system software. S ee “ S tar ting Up Fr om a CD-R O M Disc ” or “ S tar ting Up From a Fl opp y Dis k” in the sect ion “Initi alizi ng a Har d Dis k ” ear lier i n this c hapter . 2 Find and open th[...]

9 Start up your computer from the Install Disk 1 disk or the CD-ROM disc that contains system software. Th e Installer ’ s W elc ome screen appears . Y ou ma y ha v e t o double-c li ck t h e Sys t e m S o f t wa r e I nstaller icon t o open the I nstaller pro gram . 10 Click Continue. The Ea s y In st all dial og bo x appears . 11 Make sure that[...]

14 Click Clean Install. 15 Follow the instructions that appear on the screen. It tak es a f e w mi nutes t o comp lete the i nstallat ion. 16 When you see a message reporting that the installation was successful, you may need to click Restart. Y ou need to c li ck R estar t onl y if y ou i nstalled so ft w are ont o the star tup dis k. If a me ss a[...]

Doi ng a custo m i n st al lation F or most Mac i ntosh u sers , the Eas y I nstall proced ure descri b ed i n the pre v i ous sect ions i s appropri ate , b ecau se it aut omatic all y installs all t he items y ou n eed. How e v er , if y ou ’ d li ke t o select a c ombinati on of s y stem s of tw are f ile s f or y our specif ic needs, y ou c a[...]

The Cu st om Install di alo g bo x app ears , list i ng all a v ail able s y stem s oft w are com pon ents . 4S croll through the list of components, clicking the checkbox next to each component you want to install. To get addit ional informati on about each c omponent listed, c lic k the bo x with th e l e tter i in it t o the ri ght of t h e comp[...]

F or your o w n saf ety and that of y our equ ipment , fo llo w all the instr ucti ons i n this cha p t e r . K eep these instr ucti ons a v ailab le for re f erence by y ou and others . Hea l t h-re l at ed i n f o rma t ion ab o u t c o m puter u s e Musc le s orenes s , e ye f at i gue , and other disc omforts a nd i njurie s s ometime s asso ci[...]

Musc uloskeletal di s c omf or t As w i th a n y act i v ity that in v ol v es s itt i ng f or l ong periods o f time , us i ng a co mputer can mak e your mu sc les s ore and stif f . T o minimize these e f fect s, set up y our w ork env i ronment c arefu ll y , us ing the g uide li n es that f o llo w , and take frequent breaks t o re st ti red mu[...]

Eye f a ti gu e Ey e fa t i g u e can occur w h en ev er t h e e ye s are f o cused on a nearb y objec t f or a lo ng time . T his prob lem o ccurs becau se the e y e musc le s must w ork har der to vi ew a n ob ject that ’ s c loser than about 20 f eet (6 meters) . Improper li ghting ca n hasten t h e de ve lopment o f e y e f ati gue . Alt houg[...]

Y ou ma y ha v e t o raise y our c hai r so y our f orearms and ha nds are at the proper ang le to t h e ke y board. If t his mak es it impos s ib le to re st y our feet fl at on the floor , y ou c an use a f ootre st with ad justab le h ei ght and tilt t o mak e up for an y g ap b etw een the floor and y our feet. Or y ou ma y l ow er th e des kt [...]

Av o i d i n g f a t i g u e m Chang e y our seated posit ion, stand up , or stretch w h en e v er y ou star t to f eel ti r e d. Frequent shor t breaks are helpful in red ucing f at i gue . m Us e a light t ouc h when typing or u sin g a mouse and keep y our hands and fi nge r s rela x ed. m Some co m puter users ma y de v el op discomf or t i n t[...]

Sa f et y i ns t r uc t i o ns F or your o w n saf ety and that of y our equ ipment , alw a y s take t h e f oll owing prec auti ons . Tu r n o f f the computer c ompletel y and disc onn ect the po wer p lu g (by pu lli ng th e plu g , not t h e cord) if an y of t h e fo llo wing c onditions e xi sts: m th e p owe r cor d or plu g become s fra yed [...]

Ha nd l i n g y o u r co m puter e q ui pm ent Fo llo w these g uide li n es f or handli ng y our computer and its c ompon ents: m When setting up y our c omputer , pl ace components on a stur dy , fl at s urf ace , a nd c arefu ll y f oll ow all setup instr ucti ons . m When connect i ng or di sconnectin g a cab le , al w a y s hol d the c able b [...]

Ha nd l i ng t he bu i l t-i n mo n i t o r Fo llo w these pr o ced ures f or handli ng t h e built-i n monit or: m Tu r n dow n the screen bri ghtn es s contr ol if y ou lea v e t h e computer tur n ed on f or ex tended p eriods . If t h e brightne ss i s not tur ned dow n, the ima ge on th e s c r een coul d “bur n i n ” and dama ge the scree[...]

Ha nd l i ng f l opp y di sks Ej e c ting a d i sk F or i nstr ucti ons on eject i ng a fl oppy di s k, a CD-R OM di sc , or a remo v able media dis k, see t h e “Dis ks ” t opic o f Mac i ntosh G uide , a v ail able in the Gu ide ( 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 dis[...]

If y o u ca n ’ t eject a f l o pp y d i sk If y ou c a n ’ t ejec t a flopp y dis k in the us u al w a y , try the f oll owin g i n order: m Hol d dow n the x a nd Shif t ke y s and pre ss t h e numb er 1 ke y on y our keybo a rd t o eject a dis k in the inter nal dis k dri ve . m Tu r n o f f the computer . If the dis k i sn ’ t ejected, th[...]

Cle ani ng y our e qu ipm ent Fo llo w these g eneral r ules w hen c lea ni ng the outs ide o f y our computer and its components: m Us e a damp , so ft , lint-free c loth t o c lean the computer ’ s ex terior . A v oid ge t ti ng m ois ture in a ny openi ng s . m Don ’ t us e aeros ol spra y s , s ol v ents , or abras i v es . Cle ani ng th e [...]

2 Turn the mouse upside-down and turn the plastic ring on the bottom counterclockwise to disengage it. If y ou ha v e an ol der mouse , you ma y need t o pres s the pl ast ic ring (rat h er tha n t u r n it) to di seng a g e it. If the mou se is l o ck ed, see the n ex t secti on, “ Lockin g a nd Unlocking t h e Mouse , ” f or i nstr ucti ons o[...]

7G ently blow into the mouse case to remove any dust that has collected there. 8P ut the ball and the ring back in place. Y our mou se should r oll smoot hl y acros s y our mouse pad or de s k. If it doe sn ’ t , repeat these instr ucti ons c arefull y . Lo c king an d unlo c k in g the m o use Some m o us e dev ice s can be lock ed so t hat the [...]

To unlock t h e mouse , fo llo 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. Tu r n t h e ri ng a v ery shor t distance . When the rece ssed area on t h e ri ng i s lin ed up with the rece ssed area s ur rounding t he ri ng , the mouse i [...]

Ex pa nsi on car ds are printed circuit boards t hat can be i nstalled i n your co mputer to gi v e it speci al c apabilitie s , s uc h as enhanced v ideo c apabilit ies , ne tw orki ng and communi cat ions , and additi onal proces s i ng po wer . Y our Maci n t osh ha s sl ots a v ail able f or se v eral dif ferent kinds of e x pa nsi on car ds: m[...]

Thi s ap pe ndix c ontai ns i nstr ucti ons f or i nstalli ng a PD S c ard or com m u n icati on car d. T o i nstall a v ideo input car d or a n ex ter nal v i deo c onnect or c ard, f oll ow t h e i nstr ucti ons that c ame wit h the car d. Ins ta lli ng any type o f ex pa nsi on car d i nv o l v es t hree steps: m openi ng t h e computer m ins er[...]

5P lace your thumbs on the two plastic tabs on the back panel of the computer. 6P ress down on the tabs and pull gently until the back panel opens. 7T ake the back panel off and set it aside. 89 Installing an Expansion Card[...]

8 Remove the two retainer screws from the vertical plate. 9S wing the wire handle out from its storage position. Then grasp the handle and gently but firmly pull it toward you. The v ert i c al pl ate and the lo gic board t o w hic h it ’ s attached sli de all the w a y out o f the computer . Swing down the wire handle, and slide the logic board [...]

Inst a llin g a p r o cesso r -d i rec t s l ot (P D S) ca rd 1 Remove the plastic access cover from the vertical plate. 2 Remove the processor-direct slot (PDS) expansion card from its static-proof bag. Hol d the c ard b y its edg es t o a v oid t ouc hi ng t h e connect ors on the c ard. 3A lign the card over the processor-direct slot. 4P ress do[...]

Inst a llin g a co m m u n ic at ion c ar d 1 Remove the plastic access cover from the vertical plate. 2 Remove the communication card from its static-proof bag. Hol d the c ard b y its edg es t o a v oid t ouc hi ng t h e connect ors on the c ard. 3A lign the card over the communication slot. The co mm unic ati on sl ot is t h e right most s lot o[...]

4P ress down on the card until the connector is solidly in place. Don ’ t f o r ce the car d. If y ou meet re si sta nce , pull t h e c ard out and try a g ain. To s ee if the car d is pr op erl y c onn ected, lift it g ent l y . If it re si sts a nd sta y s i n pl ace , it ’ s connected. Closing t h e co m pu t er 1S lip the base of the logic [...]

2P ress the reset button on the logic board and then slide the logic board back into the computer. When y ou pres s the reset butt on, s ome of y our c omputer ’ s so ft w are settin gs will c ha ng e . Y ou ma y w ant t o op en the contr ol pan els f or t h e date a nd time , keybo a r d, and mouse t o make s ure t hat the y are set the w a y y [...]

3 Reinsert the two retainer screws into the vertical plate. Reinsert both retainer screws into the vertical plate. 95 Installing an Expansion Card[...]

4 Replace the back panel of the computer. S lip the bac k pan el o v er the pron gs at t h e bottom ed g e of t h e bac k of t h e com puter , then pu sh the bac k pa n el up and f orw ard unt il it snaps i nto p lace . If the bac k pan el w a s h eld on b y security scre w s, re i nser t them . (If your com puter cam e with opti onal security scre[...]

97 Y our computer k e y board contains cer tai n sp eci al ke y s t hat typ e writer keybo a rd s don ’ t ha v e . Man y of t h ese k e y s allo w y ou to gi v e c omma nds to t h e co mputer without us ing the mou se . F or e xamp le , in ma ny app lic ati on pro grams , pre ss ing the x (C omma nd) ke y at t h e same t ime as t h e Q ke y i s o[...]

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[...]

x (Command) key 97 h icon (for Guide Menu) 39 x -Option-Esc command, quitting program 41 ¸ screen control icon 31 x -Shift-1 for ejecting floppy disk 82 - sound icon 30 A ADB port. See Apple Desktop Bus (ADB) port air circulation 79 Apple Desktop Bus (ADB) icon 4, 5, 29 Apple Desktop Bus (ADB) port 5, 29 Apple HD SC Setup icon 57, 61, 68 Apple HD [...]

C Caps Lock key 97 case, damaged 78 CD-ROM disc with system software, starting from 54–55, 65, 66, 68, 69, 71 CD-ROM drive (internal) installing 34 location 28 Open/Close button 28 characters, strange 53 cleaning equipment 83–86 Clear key 97 clock, troubleshooting 43 Close box 23 closing the computer 93–96 color display 28 communication card,[...]

F fatigue avoiding 73, 77 eye 75 muscular 74 Finder icon 37 floating-point unit (FPU) 51 floppy disk drives (internal) installing 34 location 28 floppy disks DOS 47 ejecting 45, 81–82 handling 81 inserting 36 problems starting from 45 repairing 62–63 starting from 55 unreadable 46–47 formatting. See initializing FPU. See floating-point unit ([...]

installing system software clean installation 67–70 customized installation 71 normal installation 65–67 reasons for 64 interference, electrical 80 internal drives, installing 34 Internal HD Format program 60 K, L keyboard connecting mouse 4–5 damaged 50 not connected properly 50 produces nothing on screen 49–50 safety 80 special keys 97–[...]

power cord viii, 3, 78 damaged 78 Power key 6, 13, 28, 98 power-on light 28 power plug 29, 78 power supply, safety 82 power switch 2, 13, 29 Previous System Folder, copying from 70 printer port 29 problems. See troubleshooting processor-direct slot (PDS) 87 port 29 processor-direct slot (PDS) card, installing 91 program disks, copying 36 programs. [...]

Sound control panel 30 sound input and output ports 29 Special menu Restart command 12 Shut Down command 12 special software, replacing 70 spills 78, 79, 80 starting up from a floppy disk 44 from CD-ROM disc 45, 54–55 problems 44–46 stereo speakers 28 support, customer 14, 40 system, frozen 41 system extensions not installed 67 removing incompa[...]

U Utilities Folder, system software 65, 68 V video connector, external 29, 87 video input card 29 video-in slot 87 virtual memory 51 volume control 30 W warranty and adding memory 34 windows hiding and showing 38 moving 16 using 11 X, Y X in Macintosh icon 45 Z zoom box 23 105 Index[...]

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