Apple 75 LC manuale d’uso

 Po w er Ma cin t os h Us e r ’ s Gu i de Includes setup, troubleshooting, and important health-related infor mation for P ower Macintosh 5200/75 LC computers[...]

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 Co m m unic ati ons re gu lat i on i nformat ion v i Pr e f a c e W e lc o m e to Pow e r Mac i n t o s h i x 1G e t t i n g S t a r t e d 1 Pl u g g i ng i n t h e computer 1 Ins t a lling an ex pa nsi on c ard 4 C onn ectin g the mouse and k e y board 5 Adj us ti ng th e a n gl e of th e s c r een 7 C onn ectin g other equipment 7 Tu r n i n [...]

2G e t t i n g H e l p 1 7 Gettin g a ns wers t o y our que sti ons 1 8 Ide nti fying ob jects on t h e screen 26 Lear ning u sefu l shor tcuts 2 7 3E x p an din g Y our C o m puter and Us ing S p e c i a l Fea t ur es 29 Y our computer at a g l ance 30 C onn ectin g additi onal equipment 3 1 Us in g the s ound contr ol butt ons on your c omputer 3[...]

App en di x A Hea lt h , Sa f e ty , a nd Ma i n te na nce Ti ps 7 9 Health-re lated inf ormati on about computer u se 7 9 Saf e t y i n s t r u c t i ons 84 Handli n g y our c omputer equipment 8 5 Cl ea ni n g y our equipm ent 8 9 Lo cki ng a nd unloc ki ng the mou se 9 1 App en di x B I ns ta l l i ng a n Ex pa ns io n Ca rd 93 Openin g t h e co[...]

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[...]

Co n gratul ati ons on the purcha se of y our n ew M ac i ntosh . Y our c omputer is de si gn ed to gi v e y ou the highe st p erformance combined with real ea se of us e—it ’ s eas y to set up , eas y to u se , a nd eas y t o ex pand. T his book will gu ide y ou thr ou gh the setup procedure , tell y ou ho w t o ex pand y our Mac intosh, and p[...]

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

Th e illu strati on on the f acing pa ge sho w s all the equipm ent y ou will need to set up y our c omputer and b e gi n us ing it. P lace y our equipment on a stur d y , fl at s urf ace near a grounded w all out let. Be f ore fo ll owin g the setup in struct ions in thi s chapter , y ou ma y w a nt t o read “ Ar ra nging Y our Of fi ce ” in A[...]

When y ou are ready t o b e gin, fo ll ow t hese steps: 1P lace the computer where you want it. Car ry t h e computer with its screen f ac i ng y ou. Most o f its we i ght is near the screen. L if t with y our kn ees , not your b ac k . 2 Chapter 1[...]

2P 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 po wer c or d is wit hi n eas y reach s o that y ou ca n unplu g the computer w hen y ou n eed to . IMPORTANT To protect bot h y ourself and the computer fr om elec tric al hazards , th [...]

3P lug the other end of the power cord into a three-hole grounded outlet or power strip. Inst a llin g a n e x pa nsi o n c a rd If y ou purc hased an ex pa nsi on c ard f or y our Mac intosh, install it no w . (S ee Ap p e ndix B , “I nstalli n g a n Expans ion C ard, ” for instr ucti ons . ) If y ou don ’ t ha v e an ex pansi on car d, cont[...]

Con n ect i ng th e mous e and ke yboard The w a y y ou connect t he mouse and ke y board depends on whether the key boar d ha s a built-in cab le or a separate c able . Con n ect in g a k e yb oa rd w i th a b u i lt-i n cab le 1P lug the mouse cable into the recessed port on the back of the keyboard. The p lu g a nd t he por t are marked wit h th[...]

Con n ect in g a k e yb oa rd w it h a sepa rat e 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 to u se the mou se with the i r ri ght hand; most lef t-handed p eople pref er to u se their lef t hand. Plu g the mouse into t he por t on the s ide y ou pref er . The p lu g a nd t he po[...]

Adju s ting th e an gl e o f t he sc reen Y ou c an adju st th e a ng le of t he screen to a v o id g lare and re flect ions b y u sin g th e c omputer ’ s tilt-and-s wi v el b a se . T ur n the computer t o eit h er si de or tilt it sl i ght l y bac k or f orw ar d. F or more informati on on sett i ng up y our of fice f or comf or t a nd saf ety[...]

Tu r n i n g t h e com pu t e r on f o r t he f i rs t t i me To t u r n t h e com puter on f or the fi rst time , f oll o w these steps: 1 On the back of the computer, press the side of the power switch marked with the symbol i . 2P ress the Power key (marked with a triangle) on your keyboard. Y ou hear a tone from t he computer a s it star ts up [...]

3C heck to see what’s on your screen. After a f ew m oments y ou should see a screen like t h e on e b el o w . T his m eans th at s y stem so ft w are has alread y b een installed, a nd your c omputer i s ready to u s e . If s omethin g el se happ ens, see “Pr oblem s S tar t i ng Up?” on the nex t pa g e . 9 Getting Started Macintosh deskto[...]

Pro bl e m s s t ar ting u p ? If the screen is dark , c heck t h ese item s to see if y ou c an identify t he prob lem: m Is the computer tur ned on? T h e pow er -on li ght on the front o f the com puter shoul d be on. Mak e s ure the s ide o f t h e pow er s witc h mark ed with the s ymbol i (on t he bac k of t he computer) i s pres sed i n . m [...]

Wh at’ s ne xt? Co n gratul ati ons! Y ou ’ v e finished setting up y our computer . No w continue with one o f the f oll o wing steps: m If y ou are ne w t o the Mac i ntosh, turn to t h e n ex t sect ion, “ Lear ning the Basi cs . ” m If y ou are an ex p erienced Mac intosh u ser , tur n to Chapter 2 , “Gett ing Help , ” t o lear n ab[...]

Learn i ng the basi cs If y ou are ne w t o the Mac i ntosh, y ou should be gi n by l ooking at t h e eas y- t o-u se pro gram called t he Macint osh T ut ori al. T h e tutori al teac hes y ou the ba si c s kills y ou ’ll need t o use y our computer . T o star t the tut orial , f ollo w th ese steps: 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 lc oming y ou to t h e tutori al. Y ou c a n set this book a s ide f or no w a nd f oll o w the i nstr uct ions on t he screen. When y ou ha v e c ompleted th e tut ori al, return to t hi[...]

Tu r n i n g t h e com pu t er o ff To tur n the computer o f f , y ou choose S hut Do wn fr om the S peci al menu . Detailed instr uct ions f oll o w . (N ot e: The S hut Do wn c ommand is al s o ava i l a b l e i n the A pple [ K ] m enu. ) 1M o ve the tip of the arrow ( 8 ) to the word “Special” at the top center of the screen. If the w ord [...]

Tu r n i n g t h e com puter on To t u r n t h e c o mputer on after y ou ’ v e shut it dow n with e ither the menu co mma nd or the k e yboar d: m Press the Power key (marked with the triangle ) on the keyboard. Lea v e the po w er s witch on t he bac k of y our computer in the “ on ” posit ion . (Th e s ide o f the s witc h marked wit h the[...]

Th eG ui de menu i s y our main source o f informati on w hen you ’ re working with y our computer . T h e menu is i dentif ied b y a quest i on mark ( h ) in the upper -right c or ner of t he screen. 17 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 n s w e rs t o y ou r q uest i o n s When y ou ha v e a que sti on while w orki ng with y our computer , y ou c an get t h e an sw er by c hoos i ng M acint osh Gu ide from t he 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[...]

3N otice the three buttons at the top of the window: Topics, Index, and Look For. Maci nt osh Gu ide gi v e s y ou three w a y s o f findi ng inf or mati on: m Topics lets y ou c hoose from a li st o f general s ub jects; it is like t h e table o f c ontents in a book. m Index lets y ou c hoose from an alphabetic al list o f more specif ic s ubjec [...]

2C lick “Setting Options” in the list of topics. When y ou c lic k a n y t opi c area, a list o f related que stions appears on the ri ght sid e o f the Mac intosh G uide windo 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 i ons f or y ou t o [...]

Ge tt i n g a ns w er s w i t h the I nde x bu tt o n 1 In the Macintosh Guide window, click the Index button. An alphabetic al list o f s ub jects appears on the lef t s ide o f the 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 e ither b y dra g ging t he[...]

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 i ons f or y ou t o f o llo w . 5 Read and follow the instructions in the window. Maci nt osh Gu ide pr o v ide s step-by-step instructi ons t o ans w er the quest i on y ou selec ted. When you ha[...]

Ge tt i n g a ns w er s w i t h the L oo k F o r b utt o n 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 wi ndo w , w here 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 l[...]

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 i ons f or y ou t o f o llo w . 5 Read and follow the instructions in the window. Maci nt osh Gu ide pr o v ide s step-by-step instructi ons t o ans w er the quest i on y ou selec ted. When you ha v e co[...]

Ti ps f or usi ng Mac i n t o sh G u i de Here are a f e w tips f or us i n g Mac i ntosh G ui de ef fec ti v el y: m Maci nt osh Gu ide i s a v ailab le onl y when y ou are i n the Finder—the de s k t op area where y ou can see the ic ons o f dis ks , f ol ders , and file s . (Other pro grams ma y al so ha v e help a v ailab le i n the Gui de me[...]

Ident ify i ng object s on the sc re en So me ti me s y ou ’ll see an unf amili ar item on the screen and as k y ourself , “What ’ s that?” Y ou c an get an ans w er b y us i n g a Mac i ntosh f eature know n as Ba ll oon Help . Ba ll oon Help e x pl ains the functi on o f ic ons , menu s , c omma nds , and other items on t he Macint osh sc[...]

Learn i ng us ef u l shor t cuts Y ou c an p erf or m many ta s ks in the Finder more qui c kl y if y ou use k e y board or mou se shor tcuts . F or ex ample , i nstead o f c lic ki n g an icon and c hoosin g Op en from t h e File menu, y ou c an simp l y double-c lic k the icon t o op en it. Fol l ow t h es e s t eps to learn ke yboar d and mouse [...]

2C l i ck one of the category buttons. Another window appears , de scribin g shor tcuts f or t hat c ateg ory . 3 Read about the shortcuts available for the category you selected. Click th e right arro w i n the lo w er -ri ght cor n er of t h e wi ndo w t o disp l a y the ne x t w i ndo w (if there is one) . 4W hen you finish reading about the sho[...]

R ead this c hapter t o lear n how t o c onn ect additi onal equipm ent t o y our Ma ci ntosh . Al s o read thi s c hapter to learn about some o f the sp ec ial f eatures of y our Mac intosh: m us in g the sound c ontro l butt ons m usi ng th e s c reen contr o l buttons m us in g the built-in microphone m c onnect i ng t o a netw ork 29 3 Ex pa nd[...]

Yo u r c o m p u t e r at a glanc e Th is illustrat i on show s a P ow er Macint osh 5 20 0/ 7 5 s y stem . Y ou c an ex pand y our computer s y stem by c onnectin g additi onal hard w are (s uch a s a printer , m odem, or sc a nn er) . Mouse Built-in microphone Color display Your built-in monitor supports up to thousands of colors. Headphone jack [...]

Con n e ct i ng add i tion al eq uip m e nt Th e illu strati on on thi s pa g e show s where equipm ent shoul d b e connected t o y our computer . F or i nstr uct ions on c onnect i ng equipm ent s uc h as a printer or sc a nn er , see th e ma nu al that c ame wit h the equipm ent. g SCSI port Connects your Macintosh to SCSI equipment, such as exte[...]

Usin g th e s o un d con t r o l b u tt on s o n y o u r co m pu t e r Th ere are t w o sets of butt ons on the front o f y our Mac intosh . Th e set on the ri ght (mark ed with t h e - ic on) is f or sound c ontro l. Y ou can use t hese butt ons to increase or decrea se the v olume o f the s ound y our Mac i nt osh pl ay s: m Pre ss t he button on[...]

Usin g th e s c r e en c ont ro l b utt o ns o n y o u r co m pu te r Y ou c an adju st the lev el o f li ght and dark on the screen of y our built-in m onit or b y us i n g the screen contr ol butt ons on your c omputer (mark ed with th e ¸ ic on) . m Pre ss t he button on t he right t o lighten y our screen. m Pre ss t he button on t he lef t to[...]

Usin g th e b uil t-i n m i c ro ph o ne Y our Mac intosh c ome s with a bu ilt-in microphone f or rec ording li v e s ounds . Th e micr ophone is hi ghl y sensit i ve . Once y ou ’ v e tur ned it on (whi ch y ou do with a s ound-rec ording app lic ati on pro gram) , it can p ic k up s ounds within a rang e o f se v eral f eet. F or informati on [...]

Con n e ct i ng t o a n E the r ne t netw o rk If y our c omputer has an opti onal Ether n et car d, you c a n connect y our Ma ci ntosh t o a n y standard hi gh-sp eed Ether n et n etw ork . Y ou c an connect y our Mac intosh t o a n e xi stin g E ther n et n etw ork that u se s thin coa xi al c able s, 10 BA S E - T t w i s t e d pai r cab les , [...]

Con n ect i ng a seco nd m on i t o r f o r v ideo m i r r o ri ng Y ou c an connect a sec ond, ex ter nal monitor t o y our computer t o di spl a y the sa me ima ge s that are on t he computer ’ s built-in monit or . Di spl a yi n g y our co mputer ’ s ima ge s on a second monit or , called video mi rr or i n g , is usef ul f or presentat i on[...]

Ex pan d i ng memo r y Th e random-acce s s memory (R AM) i n your c omputer c a n be ex panded. In stallin g additi onal RAM adds more m emory c hips t o y our computer and ex pands its c apabilit ie s . T he Te c h n i c a l I n f o r m a t i o n booklet that c ame with y our computer de scrib es ho w muc h additi onal memory c an b e installed i[...]

Y our computer ha s se veral app lic ati on pro grams alread y i nstalled, a s we ll as so me pro grams t hat y ou must install bef ore you c a n use them . Th e pro grams th at come wit h y our c omputer i nc lude m Ap ple S cript, whi c h allo w s y ou to aut omate an y act ions y ou p erf or m repeatedl y on y our Mac intosh m Po we rT al k, w h[...]

Inst al l ing ap plic ation p r o grams Yo u ’ ll probab l y w ant to bu y a nd i nstall addit ional app lic ati on pro grams . See th e manual s y ou recei v e with y our pro grams f or i nstr uct ions on installing and usi ng th em. In m ost c ase s, y ou ’ll install an applic ati on pro gram on y our inter nal hard di s k from fl opp y dis k[...]

Wo r k i n g w i t h se v era l pr og ra ms a t a t i me Y ou c an op en a s many app lic ation pr o grams and des k acces sorie s as y our co mputer ’ s memory all o w s . A ll open pro grams are li sted in the App lic at ion menu at the ri ght end of t he me nu bar . T h e name of t he acti v e pro gram (the on e y ou ’ re us i ng ri ght now)[...]

Hiding and s h ow in g w in d ows on the des kt op Y ou c an hide all window s ex cept those o f the acti v e pro gram by c hoos i ng Hi de Ot hers from the A ppli c ati on menu . The ot he r pr ogram s remai n op en e v en thou gh thei r wi ndo w s are hidden . When y ou s witch t o a nother pro gram, its wi ndow s b ecome v is ible a g ain. If y [...]

Usin g Powe r M a ci nt osh appl ic ati on progr ams Y our Mac intosh i s c ompati ble with m ost appli c ati on pro grams i ntended f or use wi th Ma ci ntosh c omputers . B ut cer tain pro grams are de s i gned especi all y f or P ow er Mac i ntosh c omputers . (T hese are s ometime s called “nat i v e ” appli c ati ons . ) Y ou ’ll find th[...]

Usin g ol der Mac i n t o sh p ro g ram s If y ou e xperience prob lems u s i ng an ol der Mac intosh pr ogram , it ma y b e in co mpati ble wit h y our P o wer M ac i ntosh . Y ou ma y b e able t o use y our ol der pro gram if y ou chang e the Moder n Memory Mana g er setting in y our Memory c ontro l pan el. F or detailed i nstr uct i ons on us i[...]

45 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 ant to kno w how t o do a par ti cul ar tas k with y our computer , ref er to M ac i nt osh Gu ide in the Gu ide ( h ) menu . F or instr uct i ons on us ing Maci nt osh Gu ide , see Chapter 2 of t his manual. Wh en yo u r u n i n t o t[...]

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 ve t o take ac ti on immedi atel y . The me s s a g e sta y s on the screen until y ou c lic k the OK butt on or tur n o f f the Maci nt osh. To h elp di agnose and cor rect t he problem , g ather a s much inf ormati on on the s itu ati on a s y ou c an b e f ore star tin[...]

Sta r t o v er Often y ou c an eliminate a problem s imp l y b y c leari n g the computer ’ s memory a nd star ting o v er . If y ou c an, sa ve an y open do cuments bef ore restarting t h e Mac i ntosh . If y our s y stem is fr o zen a nd do e s not re spond to an ything y ou do , or if you ha v e a “bomb ” mes sa g e on the screen, sa v ing[...]

To rebu ild the de s kt op o f a star tup di s k, f oll o w the se steps: 1H old down the Option and x keys while you start up your computer. Do not re lease t h e ke y s unt il y ou see a me s sa ge a s king w hether y ou w ant to re build t he des kt op . 2C l i ck OK. So l ut io ns to c o m mo n p r o b l e m s The computer is turned on but the [...]

When you start up, a disk icon with a blinking question mark appears in the middle of the screen. Th is ic on indic ates t hat y our Macint osh c annot find the s y stem s o ft w are it n eeds t o star t up . One of t he fo ll owin g is pr obab l y the c au se: m Y our computer ma y be ha v ing a pr oblem rec ognizing e x ter nal equipm ent th at u[...]

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 i ndic ate s that the fl opp y dis k y ou tried t o star t up from is not a star tup dis k. Wa it a f e w seconds . T he computer shou ld start up from its i nter nal hard di s k. Make s ure y ou inser [...]

The hard disk icon does not appear on the desktop. If y ou don ’ t see a hard di s k ic on on the des k top , try the f ollo wi n g: m If the hard di s k is inter nal, shut do wn y our computer , w ait at lea st 1 0 seconds , and then tur n it on a g ain. m If the hard di s k is e x ter nal, mak e sure t hat it is turn ed on and that its c able i[...]

Your Macintosh can’t read a floppy disk. If y ou see a me s sa ge t hat a flopp y dis k is unreadable , try on e of t h e f oll o wi ng: m If the dis k has ne v er been used, y ou ma y simp l y n eed t o initi alize it. F or ins t ruc t i ons, see t he “Dis ks ” top ic o f Macint osh Gu ide , a v ail able in the Guide ( h ) menu . m The di s [...]

m Check t he star tup dis k and pro gram y ou were u sing w hen the problem oc cu rr ed. M ake s ure that all pro gram s , des k acces sorie s, and s y stem exte nsi ons y ou ’ re us ing are c ompati ble wit h the s y stem so f tw are . m Some times i ncom patibl e s y stem ex tensi ons or contr ol panel s c a n cau se sys t e m s o f twa re prob[...]

m Some times i ncom patibl e sy s t e m ex tens ions or contro l pan els c an cau se sys t e m s o f twa re problem s . R e star t w hile hol ding do wn t he Shif t k e y; thi s temporaril y tur ns of f all s y stem ex tensi ons . If y our c omputer w orks normall y af ter y ou do thi s , remo v e all ex tens ions fr om the Ex tensi ons fol d e r ([...]

m The mo u s e i s not connected pr op erl y . Tu r n t h e c o mputer of f us ing t h e pow er s witc h, chec k that t he mouse and keybo ard c ables are c onn ected pr operl y , and then restart the computer . m Si gnals from t he mouse are not reac hing t h e computer , either becau se the mouse n eeds c lea ning or bec ause t here is s omething[...]

m The k e y boar d is not connected pr operl y . Tu r n o f f the c omputer us ing t he pow er s witch, t hen chec k that t h e ke yboar d ca bl e i s c onn ected pr operl y at both ends . If y ou ha ve a k e yboar d with an AD B por t (mark ed with the ◊ ic on) on eac h end, tur n o f f the Mac intosh u s i ng the po w er s witch and plu g the k[...]

m Th e pro gram requi res speci al har dw are , s uch a s a fl oating-po int unit (FP U) , a nd y our computer doesn ’ t ha v e the har dw are i nstalled. Check t he do cumentat ion t hat c ame wit h the pro gram t o find out if the pro gram requ i re s a Mac intosh wit h sp eci al hard w are , s uch a s an FPU . T hen ch eck th e Te c h n i c a [...]

You experience problems using a document from a DOS computer. If y ou c an ’ t op en a DO S do cument u s i ng a M acint osh pro gram, try t he fol l ow i ng : m Op en the do cument from wit hi n the pro gram by c hoosing Open i n the pro gram ’ s File menu . m Us e th e P C Exc ha n g e contr ol panel t o chan ge t he do cument ’ s typ e t o[...]

If y ou r computer’ s perf or ma nce dec rea ses If y ou not ice a decrea se i n y our computer ’ s sp eed a nd general p erf or ma nce afte r y ou add speci al s of tw are (a contr ol panel, s y stem ex tens ion, or cust om utility) , it ma y b e bec ause y our sp ec ial s of tw are do e s not w ork we ll with Ma ci ntosh c omputers built wit [...]

Init ial i z ing a h a rd di s k Bef ore y ou c an use a ne w dis k, t h e dis k must be prepared so t hat the com puter kno w s w h ere to st ore i nf or mati on on th e dis k. This preparat i on is ca lled initi alizin g (or fo r m a t t i ng ) the di s k . Wh en d o yo u ne ed t o i n i t i a l iz e a ha rd d i sk? Th e har d dis k insi de y our[...]

If a bl i nki n g q ue st i on mar k ap p e ar s , or i f t he c omp ut er st art s up fr om y our har d di sk: Y ou did not inser t the CD-R OM di sc qu ic kl y enough f or the com puter t o reco gnize it as a star tup dis k. F ollo w these steps: 1S hut down your computer. Th e CD-R OM di sc will remai n i n the CD-R OM dri v e . 2 Turn the compu[...]

Rein itial i z i ng y ou r comput er ’ s in t e r n al h a r d d is k Y ou initi alize y our inter nal hard di s k us i ng a pr ogram c alled I nter nal HD Fo r m a t, w h i c h is on t he flopp y di s k l ab eled Di sk T o ols tha t came with y our co mputer . If y our computer c ame with a CD-R OM dri v e and y ou didn ’ t recei v e flopp y d[...]

Init ial izi ng an exte rnal SC SI har d di sk Y ou initi alize an App le ex ter nal SC S I hard di s k by u s ing a pr ogram c alled Ap ple HD S C Setup, w hic h is on the flopp y dis k labeled Dis k T oo ls th a t c ame with y our computer . If y our c omputer c ame with a CD-R OM dri v e and y ou didn ’ t recei v e flopp y dis ks , you c a n f[...]

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 s sa ge reports that i niti alizat ion f ailed, try a g ai n . If i niti alizat ion f ails a second t ime , take t h e dis k t o y our [...]

m Check t he ID numb ers o f all SC SI equ ipment c onnected to y our computer . Each de v ice mu st ha v e a unique ID number (the c omputer itself ha s the ID number 7) . A ls o c heck that t he chain of de v ices i s ter minated prop erl y . F or inf orm at i on on setting SC SI ID numbers and ter minating a S C S I chain, see the manuals t hat [...]

Te s t i n g a n e xt er na l S CSI h a rd d i sk Y ou c an test an ex ter nal App le SC SI har d di s k with t he App le HD SC S etup pro gram, w hic h is on t h e flopp y di s k labeled Dis k T oo ls th a t came with y our co mputer . If y our computer ha s a built-in CD-R OM dri ve , a nd y ou didn ’ t recei v e flopp y dis ks , y ou c an find[...]

4C l i ck Test. 5W hen a message tells you that testing is complete, click Quit. If the te st re v eal s a problem , y ou ma y b e able t o cor rect it b y us ing Dis k First Aid or a nother dis k repai r pro gram (see the i nstructi ons in the n e xt sec ti on) , or y ou ma y n eed to re i niti alize the dis k (see “I niti alizi n g a Hard Di s [...]

3C l i ck the icon of the disk you want to test. Dis k icons appear i n a bo x at the t op of t he Dis k First Aid window . 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 the Dis k First Aid pro gram, but y ou c an test t h ese di s ks b y c lic ki n g V erify . If th[...]

If Di s k Fi r s t A id ca n n o t co r rec t the p ro b le m m T ry repai ring t h e dis k a g ai n. Somet ime s repeating t he pro ces s c or rects t h e prob lem . m Us e a nother dis k repai r or reco v ery pro gram. Some di s k repai r pro grams let y ou rec o v er informati on from a dama ged di s k. m C ons ult a c omputer repai r sp ec iali[...]

Wh en s h ould y o u re i ns ta l l s y st em so ftw a re? If y ou ha ve a pr oblem wit h y our s y stem s of t w are , you ma y see thi s ic on in the middle o f the screen: If thi s ic on appears , f oll o w the i nstr uct i ons i n “R epai ri n g a D ama g ed Dis k ” ear lier in this c hapter t o te st y our star tup hard dis k a nd repair a[...]

2 Find and open the Disk First Aid icon. Y ou ma y n eed t o l ook i n a fo lder c alled Utilit ie s to f ind Dis k First Aid. After Di s k First Aid star ts , f oll o w the i nstr uct i ons on the screen. Di s k First Aid c heck s y our har d dis k f or any pr oblem s . 3W hen Disk First Aid has finished checking your hard disk, choose Quit from t[...]

9C lick Continue. The E a s y Ins t all dial o g bo x appears . 10 Make sure that the hard disk named in the box is the one on which you want to install system software. If it isn ’ t , c lic k S witc h Dis k until t he cor rect di s k name appears . 11 Click Install. 12 Follow the instructions that appear on the screen. If y ou ’ re i nstalli [...]

IMPORTANT Cer ta i n sy st em e xtens ions or appli c at ion pr ogram s that w ere ori ginall y on y our hard di s k ma y not be i nstalled with t he I nstaller pr ogram . If y ou not ice t hat a cer tain ex tens ion or pr ogram w as not installed, y ou ma y n eed t o i nstall it separatel y . Y ou can f i nd these addit ional e x tensi ons and pro[...]

3W hen Disk First Aid has finished checking your hard disk, choose Quit from the File menu. If y ou are u s i ng the c omputer ’ s inter nal hard di s k as the star tup dis k, g o t o step 8 . If y ou are us i ng an App le ex ter nal SC S I har d dis k as t he star tup dis k, c ont i nue with step 4 . 4 Find and open the Apple HD SC Setup icon. Y[...]

10 Click Continue. The E a s y Ins t all dial o g bo x appears . 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 witc h Dis k until t he cor rect di s k name appears . 12 Hold down Shift– x –K to start the clean installation. The f o ll o w in[...]

13 Click the Install New System Folder button and click OK. The E a s y Ins t all dial o g bo x appears . Th e I nstall butt on has c ha n ged t o Clean In stall , and the contents o f y our old S y stem F ol der ha v e been mo v ed t o a new fol d e r named Pre v ious S y stem F ol der . 14 Click Clean Install. 15 Follow the instructions that appe[...]

2C heck after each restart to make sure your computer is not having any software problems. If any o f y our sp ec ial s of tw are items c ause s o ft w are prob lems , contact t he softw a re manuf acturer f or a ss istance or an upgrade . Doi ng a custom instal lation F or most Mac intosh u sers , the Eas y Install pro ced ure described in the pre[...]

The Cu st om I nstall dial og bo x appears, li sti ng all a v ailable s y stem so ftw are com ponents . 4S croll through the list of components, clicking the checkbox next to each component you want to install. To get addit ional inf ormation about eac h component listed, c lic k the bo x with th e le tter i in it t o the right o f the component. 5[...]

F or y our o wn s af ety and that o f y our equipm ent , f oll o w all the instr uct ions in this chap te r . K eep these instr ucti ons a v ail able f or ref erence b y y ou and others . Hea l th-r e la t ed i n f o rm a t ion a b ou t c om puter u s e Musc le s orenes s , e ye f ati gue , and other disc om f or ts and i njurie s s ometim e s asso[...]

Musc uloskeletal di sc omf or t As w i t h a n y act i v ity that in v ol ve s sitt i ng f or lon g periods o f time , us ing a co mputer can mak e y our musc le s sore and stif f . T o mi nimize the se ef fec ts , set up y our w ork en v i ron ment c arefu ll y , u s i ng t he gui delin es t hat f oll o w , and take frequent breaks t o rest t i re[...]

Eye f ati g u e Ey e fa t i g u e c an o ccur whene v er the e ye s are f o cused on a nearb y ob ject f or a lo ng tim e . This prob lem o ccurs becau se the e ye mu sc les mu st w ork harder t o vi ew a n ob ject t hat ’ s c loser t han about 20 feet (6 m eters) . I mproper light ing ca n ha sten the de v el opment o f e ye f ati gue . Althou g[...]

Y ou ma y ha ve t o raise y our chair so y our f orear ms and ha nds are at t h e proper ang le to t he ke yboar d. If thi s mak e s it imposs ible t o rest y our feet fl at on the floor , y ou c an use a f ootre st with ad justable hei ght a nd tilt t o mak e up f or any g ap betw een the floor and y our f eet. Or y ou ma y lo w er th e de s kt op[...]

Av o i d i n g f a t i g u e m Chang e y our seated pos it 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 reducing f ati gue . m Us e a li ght t ouc h when typin g or us ing a mou se a nd k eep y our hands a nd fi nge rs rel ax ed. m Some co m puter users ma y de v el op di scomf or t i n[...]

Sa f et y i ns t r uc t i on s F or y our o wn s af ety and that o f y our equipm ent , al w a y s take t h e f oll o wi ng prec auti ons . Tu r n o f f the c omputer comp letel y and disconnect t he pow er p lu g (b y pulling th e p lu g , not the cor d) if any o f the f ollo wi ng condit ions ex ists: m th e powe r c ord or p lu g become s fra ye[...]

Ha n d l i n g y ou r co m puter e q ui pme nt Fo llo w the se gu idelines f or ha ndli n g y our computer and its c omponents: m When setting up y our computer , pl ace components on a sturd y , flat s urf ace , a nd c arefu ll y fo ll ow all setup instructi ons . m When connect i ng or di sconnect i ng a c able , al w a y s hold t he cab le b y i[...]

Ha n d l i ng t he b u i l t-i n mo n i t or Fo llo w the se proced ures f or ha ndli n g the built-in monit or: m Tu r n dow n the screen brightne ss c ontro l if you lea v e the computer turn ed on f or e xtended periods . If the brightne s s is not tur n ed dow n, the ima g e on th e sc r een coul d “bur n in ” a nd damag e the screen. Y ou [...]

Ha n d l i ng f l opp y di sk s Ej e cti ng a d i sk F or i nstr uct ions on ejec tin g a flopp y dis k, a CD-R OM di sc , or a remo v able media dis k, see the “Dis ks ” t opi c of M ac i ntosh G ui de , a v ailable 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 op p y d i s k If y ou c an ’ t eject a flopp y dis k in the us ual w a y , try the f ollo wi n g i n order: m Hol d do wn t he x a nd Shif t ke y s a nd pre s s the numb er 1 ke y on y our keybo ard t o eject a di s k i n the i nter nal dis k dri v e . m Tu r n o f f the c omputer . If the di s k i sn ’ t ejecte[...]

Cle ani ng y our e qui pm e nt Fo llo w the se general rules w h en c lea ni n g the outs ide o f y our c omputer a nd its components: m Us e a damp , so f t , li nt-free c lot h t o c lean the computer ’ s ex teri or . A v o id ge t ti ng m ois ture i n any opening s . m Don ’ t us e aeros ol spra y s , so l v ents, or abra s i ve s . Cle ani [...]

2 Turn the mouse upside-down and turn the plastic ring on the bottom counterclockwise to disengage it. If y ou ha ve an o lder mou se , y ou ma y n eed to pre s s the pl a sti c ri ng (rat h er tha n t ur n it) to di sen g a g e it. If the mou se is l ock ed, see the nex t sect ion, “ Loc ki ng and Unlockin g the Mouse , ” f or i nstr uct ions [...]

8P ut the ball and the ring back in place. Y our mou se shoul d ro ll smoothl y acros s your m ouse pad or de s k. If it doe sn ’ t, repeat these instr uct i ons c arefu ll y . Lo cking an d unloc kin g t he m o use Some m o us e de v ice s c an b e loc ked s o that the ball c a n ’ t be remo v ed. A lo cki ng m o use ha s a small hole on t h e[...]

To unlock t he mouse , fo ll ow t hese 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 . Wh en t h e reces sed area on the ring i s lin ed up with t he reces sed area sur rounding the ring , the mou se is [...]

Ex pansi on c ards are printed circuit boards t hat c an b e i nstalled in your co mputer to gi v e it speci al feature s , s uch a s enhanced v ideo c apabilit ies , ne tw orki ng and communi c ati ons , a nd addit ional pr o ces s ing po w er . Y our Maci nt osh has s lots a v ail able f or three dif f erent kinds of e x pa nsi on c ar ds: m an L[...]

Thi s a ppe ndix contains i nstr ucti ons f or i nstalling an L C-PDS c ard or a com mu nica ti on c ard. T o install a v ideo input car d, an ex ter nal v ideo c onnect or kit , or a TV tuner c ard, f oll o w the i nstr uct ions t hat c ame with th e k it or c ard. Ins t a lling an y ex pa ns i on c ard in v o l v e s three steps: m openi n g the [...]

Op e ni ng th e co m pu t er 1S hut down your computer by choosing Shut Down from the Special menu or the Apple ( K ) menu. Y ou c an als o pres s the Po wer k e y on the ke yboar d. 2 Turn the computer completely off by pressing the power switch at the back of the computer. Pre ss t he si de o f the s witch mark ed with t he j sy m b o l . 3U nplu[...]

5W ith your fingertips, find the two latches on the underside of the computer’s case. 6P ull gently on the latches. 7S wing the panel up and slip it out. Set th e p a nel a s id e . Pulling gently, swing the panel up, and slip it out. Locate the two latches on the underside of the computer’s case with your fingertips. 96 Appendix B[...]

8G ently pull down on the wire handle and swing it out to unlock it from its storage position. Then grasp the handle and pull the logic board out of the computer. The v ert i c al pl ate and the lo gic boar d t o w hic h it ’ s attac h ed sli de all the w a y out o f the computer . Care full y s uppor t the l ogi c board a s it c ome s out , a nd[...]

Inst a llin g a n L C - P D S c a r d 1 Remove the plastic access cover from the vertical plate. 2 Remove the LC-PDS expansion card from its static-proof bag. Hol d the c ard b y its edg es t o a v oid t ouching t he connect ors on the c ard. 3A lign the card over the LC-processor-direct slot. LC-processor-direct slot (LC-PDS) LC-PDS access port Ve[...]

4P 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 ar d out and try ag ain. To s ee if the car d is proper l y connected, lif t it g ent l y . If it res i sts a nd sta y s in pl ace , it ’ s connected. Inst a llin g a co m m u n ica t io n c ar d 1 Remove the plastic[...]

3A lign the card over the communication slot. The c om m unic at ion s lot is t he right most s l ot on the lo gic boar d a s y ou f ace th e v er tic al p late . 4P 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 ar d out and try ag ain. To s ee if the car d is proper[...]

Closing t h e com pu t er 1S lip the base of the logic board into the guide rails inside the computer’s case and swing the wire handle back into its storage position. Make sure the logic board slides into the guides that are on both sides of the computer’s interior. Swing the handle up, into its storage position. 101 Installing an Expansion Car[...]

2P ress the reset button on the logic board and then slide the logic board back into the computer. No t e : Wh en y ou pres s the reset butt on, s ome o f y our computer ’ s s of tw are settin gs will c ha ng e . Y ou ma y w a nt to open the contr ol panel s f or the date and tim e, ke y boar d, a nd mouse t o make s ure t hat the y are set the w[...]

4S nap the base of the back panel into place. 5 Reinsert the security screws. WARNING Ne v er tur n on y our computer unle s s all o f its i nter nal a nd exte r n al par ts are i n pl ace . O p erat i ng the c omputer when it i s op en or mis sing parts c an b e dang erou s , and c an damag e y our computer . Reinsert both security screws. Snap th[...]

105 Y our computer k e yboar d c ontai ns cer tai n sp ec ial k e y s that type writer keybo ard s don ’ t ha v e . Many o f the se ke y s allo w y ou t o gi ve c ommands to t he co mputer without us i n g the mou se . F or ex ample , i n many app lic ati on pro grams , pre ss i n g the x (C ommand) ke y at the same t ime a s the Q k e y is of te[...]

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 105 h icon, as Guide menu indicator 13, 15, 17 A active program, checkmark as indicator of 18 Apple ( K ) menu, Shut Down 14 Apple customer support hotline 15 Apple Desktop Bus (ADB) icon 6 Apple Desktop Bus (ADB) port 5, 6, 31 Apple Extras folder, pre-installed programs in 39 Apple HD SC Setup icon 63, 66 Apple HD SC Setup program [...]

C cables for Ethernet network 35 safety precautions 85 Caps Lock key 105 carrying the computer 2 case cleaning 89 opening 95–97 CD-ROM disc repairing a damaged disk with 67–68 starting up from 60–61 CD-ROM drive 30 adding or replacing 37 Open/Close button for 30 warnings vii cleaning the equipment 89–92 cleaning up a spill 85 Clear key 105 [...]

expansion cards, installing 93–102 closing the computer 101–102 communication card 99–100 LC-PDS card 98–99 opening the computer 95–97 types of 93 Extensions Manager control panel, for turning off extensions 53, 59 external monitor, connecting 36 external video connector 31, 36, 93 eye fatigue, avoiding 81 F fatigue, avoiding 83 FCC state[...]

headphone jack 30 health-related information 79–83 help 17–28 Balloon 26 Guide ( h ) menu for 12, 17 Macintosh Guide for 18–25. See also Macintosh Guide Shortcuts 27–28 sources for 15 Hide Balloons (Guide menu) 26 Hide Others (Application menu) 42 hiding windows 42 “Huh” button 25 I icons 13 Apple Desktop Bus (ADB) 6 Apple HD SC Setup 6[...]

Macintosh Guide window 18–19, 25 Index button 19, 21–22 Look For button 19, 23–24 Topics button 19–20 Macintosh programs older 44 Power Macintosh 43 Macintosh Shortcuts 27–28 Macintosh Tutorial, starting 12–13 MacTCP software 35 memory, expanding 37 Memory control panel older Macintosh programs and 44, 58 virtual memory and 56 memory in[...]

Q question mark icon ( h ) blinking, at startup 49, 70 as Guide menu indicator 12 QuickDraw GX program 39 R radio interference vi random-access memory (RAM), expanding 37 rebuilding the desktop 47–48 recording sound 34 Reduced Instruction Set Computing (RISC) microprocessor ix remote control sensor 30 repairing a damaged disk 64–65, 67–69 rep[...]

Special menu locating 14 Restart 47 Shut Down 14 speed, problems with 59 spills, what to do about 85 starting the computer 8–9, 15 from a CD-ROM disk 60–61 for eliminating a problem 47 from a floppy disk 61 troubleshooting 10, 49–50 startup disk, rebuilding desktop of 48 stereo speakers 30 support, sources of 15 switching between programs 41 [...]

V VCCI statement vii VCR displaying on computer from 39 recording from computer to 36 video connector, external 31, 36, 93 video input card 31 Apple Video Player and 39 video-in slot 93 video mirroring 36 virtual memory, application program malfunction and 56 W warranty considerations, installing additional RAM 37 windows 13 changing size of 13 hid[...]

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