Apple 6400 manual

Th e illu strati on on t he f ac ing pa g e sho ws all t h e equipm ent y ou will n eed to set up y our computer and b egin us i ng it. P lace y our equipment on a stur dy , fl at s urf ace n ear a grounded w all out let. Bef ore f oll owin g the setup in struct ions in this c hapter , you ma y w ant to read “ Ar ra n ging Y our Of fice ” in A [...]

Plu g ging in th e com pu t er Bef ore y ou plu g y our Mac intosh into a w all s o c k et , care full y read all the setup instr uct ions in thi s chapter . T hen, b ef ore y ou connect an ything t o your Maci nt osh, f oll o w the i nstr ucti ons i n thi s secti on on how t o plu g it i n. The pl ug gr ounds the computer and protects it fr om ele[...]

Vo l t a g es f or d iff er en t l oca t io ns F or any v olta ge s b etw een 1 0 0 a nd 1 30 in the chart b el ow , set the v olta ge sw itc h on the bac k of y our computer t o “1 1 5 . ” S et the s witch t o sho w “230” f or a v olta ge betw een 20 0 a nd 2 7 0 . IMPORTANT In s ome c ountrie s , y ou ma y ha v e one of t wo v olta ge s .[...]

3P lug the socket end of the computer’s power cord into the power cord socket on the back of the computer. 4P lug the other end of the power cord into a three-hole grounded outlet or power strip. Make s ure at least one end o f the pow er cor d is wit hi n reac h s o that w h en y ou n eed t o un plu g the computer y ou c a n do s o eas il y . If[...]

Inst a llin g an ex pa nsi on card If y ou purcha sed a n ex pansi on car d (s uc h as a spec i al v ideo c ard) f or y our Maci nt osh, i nstall it now . See Chapter 9 , “I nstalling Ex pa ns ion Car ds , ” f or ins truc ti ons . If y ou don ’ t ha v e a n ex pa ns ion c ard, c ontinue with t h e nex t sect ion, “C onn ectin g a Monit or .[...]

2C onnect the monitor power cord to the monitor. On s ome monit ors , the cor d is alread y attac hed. 3P lug in the monitor power cord. Some m onitor po wer c ords are de si gned to p lug int o the bac k of y our com puter . So me monit or po wer c ords mu st b e connected t o a grounded elec tric al outlet , not t o the computer . Check t h e inf[...]

Con ne ct in g the mo nitor vid e o ca bl e After y ou plu g i n the monit or po wer c ord, c onn ect the monit or v ideo c able t o th e com puter ’ s monit or v ideo por t. To c onnect the monit or v ideo c able , f oll ow t h ese steps: 1A ttach the monitor video cable to the monitor so that it appears as shown in the illustration. On s ome mo[...]

Con ne ct i ng th e mouse and ke yboard 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 the ◊ ic on (s ymbol) . Th e pos itions o f th e por t a nd icon on y our ke yboard ma y b e diff erent from t hose pi ctured. By t h e wa y : A por t marked with t h e ◊ ic on is c alled[...]

2P lug the keyboard cable into the ADB port marked with the ◊ icon on the back of the computer. Some m onitors al so ha v e a por t to w hic h y ou c a n connect the k e yboar d or mouse . S ee the i nf ormation t hat cam e with the monit or . V ADB port 9 Getting Started[...]

3I f you want to adjust the keyboard angle, lower the feet on the keyboard. Con ne ct i ng th e mod em A modem i s hard w are that ma y already be i nstalled insi de y our computer . Th e m odem enable s y our computer t o send a nd recei v e fa x es and telephone c alls , to c onnect to t h e Inter n et , to ac ce s s onli n e ser v ices , a nd t [...]

Y ou can u se any standard phone c ord t o connect y our i nter nal modem c onnect or to a phone jac k. If y ou ha v e onl y on e phone jac k, cons ider purc has ing a lin e splitter at an electr onic s supp l y st ore . A lin e splitter enable s y ou to p lug y our phon e a nd y our modem into t he same jac k at the sam e tim e . K eep in mi nd th[...]

Con ne ct i ng o t he r eq u i p men t If y ou are n ew t o the Mac i ntosh, it ’ s a good i dea to g et some e xperience us i ng y our computer bef ore y ou connect other equipment , suc h as a printer or sc a nn er . T o lear n bas ic M acintosh s kills , continue with t he i nstr uct ions in this cha p t er . When y ou ’ re ready t o connect[...]

3 Follow the instructions on your screen. Y ou will see a “we lc ome screen ” with a L auncher (show n b elo w) that y ou use to c hoose what y ou w a nt t o do n ext. m If y ou don ’ t know ho w t o use a m ouse , pres s the letter M on y our ke y board f or a n on-screen pro gram that teac h e s y ou how t o use t h e mouse . m If y ou ’ [...]

4W hen you’re finished exploring the items on your screen, click Exit. Yo u ’ ll see t h e Mac i ntosh de s kt op as p ictured bel o w . ( No t e : Most computer screens ha v e a sli ght bl ack bor der around them. ) 5T ake Part 2 of the Tutorial or skip to the section “What’s Next?” later in this chapter. 14 Chapter 1 Click the Tutorial [...]

Pro bl e m s t ur n in g on yo ur c o m p u t e r ? If the screen is dark , chec k the se items t o see if y ou can ident ify th e pr oblem: m Is the computer plu g ged into a po wer s ource? If it is p lu g ged int o a po wer strip , i s the po wer strip tur n ed on? m Is the computer tur ned on? T he pow er -on light on t h e front pan el shoul d[...]

Wh at’ s ne xt? Co n gratul ations! Y ou ’ v e finished setting up y our computer . N o w continue with one o f the f oll owing steps: m If y ou are n ew t o the Mac i nt osh, see the nex t sect ion, “ Lear ni ng the B as ic s in t he P e rf or ma T utori als . ” m If y ou are a n ex p erienced Mac i ntosh u ser , tur n t o Chapter 2 , “ [...]

Learn i ng th e basics in th e P er f orma tu t oria ls R ead thi s secti on if y ou ha v en ’ t alread y gone thr ou gh Mouse S kill s or the Pe rf or ma T ut orial t hat app eared on y our screen when y ou first tur n ed on y our com puter , or if y ou w a nt to g o on t o P ar t 2 of the P erforma T utori al. T h ese pro grams teac h you t h e[...]

2M o ve the mouse so that the arrow ( 8 ) is over the picture of the particular tutorial you want to take. If y ou don ’ t see the Perf or ma T utori al, T ut ori al P ar t 2 , or Mouse S kills pi ct ures on y our screen, put the ar ro w on the wor d “ Lear ni ng ” and cl ic k (pre s s a nd relea se) the mouse butt on. If y ou r un out o f ro[...]

Rev iewing the ba sic s Us e the f oll o wi ng illu strati ons to re v iew t he elements on y our screen with wh ic h y ou work on y our computer . Men us The st ri p acros s the t op of the screen is c alled the menu bar . T he s ymbol s and wo rd s i n it represent “m enus ” (lists) o f commands . T o open a menu, pl ace the pointer on the s [...]

Icons Ic ons are small p ic tures that repre sent dis ks , pro grams , do cuments , a nd fo ld ers . Y ou can double-c lic k a n y icon t o op en it a nd see what it c ontains . This icon represents your computer’s internal hard disk. Icons like this one represent application programs, which you use to create documents and do other work. Icons li[...]

Tu r n i n g t h e com p u t er o ff To t u r n t h e c o mputer of f us i ng the P ow er ke y on the ke yboar d, f oll ow t hese ins truc ti ons: 1I f the computer is in sleep mode (the monitor is on but the screen is dark), press any key except Caps Lock to wake it. 2P ress and hold the Power key on the keyboard for about 2 seconds. The f o ll o [...]

If y ou c an ’t shut down y our c omput e r If a prob lem with the computer pre vents y ou from us ing the P ow er ke y on th e k e y board or c hoos ing S hut Do wn —f or ex ample , if the computer “free zes ” so t hat the pointer does not re spond to t he mouse—y ou can tur n o f f the com puter b y pre s sing t h e standby po wer butt [...]

Wh e r e to fi nd ans wers When y ou ha v e quest ions about u sin g y our Mac i nt osh, there are se v eral pl ace s where y ou can look f or a ns wers . In the Guide menu The Guide menu (marked with the h icon) is your main source of information about the Macintosh. To learn how to get different kinds of help from the Guide menu, see Chapter 2 in[...]

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Th e Gu ide menu is y our main source o f i nf or mati on when y ou ’ re workin g with y our computer . Th e menu i s identif ied by a que sti on mark ( h ) i n the upper -ri ght cor ner of t he screen. 25 2 Ge tt i ng He l p Use the instructions in this chapter to learn about the help available to you in the Guide menu.[...]

Ge tt i ng a ns we rs t o y ou r q uest i on s When y ou ha v e a quest ion w hile w orki ng wit h y our computer , you c a n g et the an sw er by c hoosing M acintosh 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 heckmark in[...]

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 you t hree w a y s of f indi ng inf or mation: m Topics lets y ou choose fr om a list o f g eneral sub jects; it is like t h e table o f c ontents in a book. m Index lets y ou choose fr om a n alphabetic al list o f more specif ic s ubjec t[...]

2 In the list of topics, click “Customizing Your Computer.” When y ou c lic k a ny t opi c area, a list of re lated que sti ons appears on the right sid e of t h e Macint osh Gui de window. 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 [...]

Ge tt i ng a ns we rs w i th t he In de x bu tt on 1 In the Macintosh Guide window, click the Index button. An alphabetic al list o f s ubjec ts app ears on the lef t si de of the window . 2S croll through the alphabetical list until the phrase “background pattern” is visible. Y ou can scro ll throu gh the list eit h er by dra g gi ng the s lid[...]

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 to f oll ow . 5 Read and follow the instructions in the window. Maci nt osh Gu ide pr ov ide s step-by-step instr ucti ons to ans wer t he quest ion y ou selected. When y ou ha v e [...]

Ge tt i ng a ns we rs w i th t he Lo ok F o r bu tt on 1 In the Macintosh Guide window, click the Look For button. A small bo x app ears on the lef t s ide of t h e window , 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 Searc h, a list [...]

4C lick the question “How do I change the alert (beep) sound?” and then click OK. Or double-click the question. A small window appears with instr uct ions f or y ou to f oll ow . 5 Read and follow the instructions in the window. Maci nt osh Gu ide pr ov ide s step-by-step instr ucti ons to ans wer t he quest ion y ou selected. When y ou ha v e [...]

33 Getting Help Ti ps f or usi ng M aci n t osh Gu ide Here are a f ew t ips f or us ing Mac i ntosh G uide e ff ect iv 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 of di s ks , fo lders , and file s . (Other pro grams ma y als o ha v e help a v ail able in the G[...]

Iden ti fyi ng wha t ’s o n y o ur c om puter scre e n So me ti me s y ou ’ll see an unf amiliar item on t h e screen a nd as k y ourself , “What ’ s that?” Y ou c an get an ans wer b y us i ng a Ma cint osh feature kno wn a s Ba ll oon Help . Us in g ball oons li ke those y ou see i n comi c strips, B alloon Help e xp lains the funct ion[...]

Learn i ng us ef ul shor tc ut s Y ou can perf orm ma n y tas ks in the Finder more quic kl y if y ou use k e y board or mou se shor tcuts . F or ex ample , i nstead of c lic ki ng an ic on and choos i ng Op en from t he File menu, y ou can s impl y double-c lic k the icon t o op en it. Fol l o w t h es e s t eps to learn ke y board and mouse short[...]

3 Read about the shortcuts available for the category you selected. Click th e r i ght arro w in the lo wer -ri ght cor ner of t he wi ndo w to di spl a y the ne x t w i 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 Shortcut[...]

R ead thi s chapter t o lear n how t o connect y our Macint osh to addit i onal equipm ent , suc h as a printer , a scanner , or sound equipm ent. Specif ic all y , t his ch a p t e r c ontains: m A v iew o f y our computer at a gl ance , showin g w here on the bac k of y our com puter y ou can c onnect equipm ent. (C onsu lt the ma nuals t hat cam[...]

Ports and connectors on the back of your computer Standby power button ® Turns your computer on or off when you can’t use the Power key on the keyboard or the Shut Down command. Monitor video port ™ Connects your monitor to your Macintosh. Apple Desktop Bus V Connects your Macintosh to an input device, such as a (ADB) port keyboard or a trackb[...]

TV tuner card Connects your Macintosh to an external TV antenna or cable (optional) TV service. ( Note: The TV tuner card on your computer, if you have a card installed, may look different.) Subwoofer balance Ï Adjusts subwoofer balance in relation to external speakers, control if external speakers (including a monitor with built-in speakers) are [...]

Usin g y o ur com pu t e r’ s s o un d f ea t u res Y our Ma cint osh can pl a y a nd recor d stereo sound fr om a v ariety of s ources . By connect i ng audi o equipm ent t o the sound in put a nd output por ts on the co mputer , y ou can li sten t o or reproduce stereo s ound. If it ha s an i nter nal CD-R OM p la yer , y our computer c a n als[...]

Subwoofer balance control Headphone jack Internal speaker (functions as a subwoofer when external speakers or a monitor with built-in speakers is attached) Sound input port Sound output port 41 Connecting Equipment and Expanding Your Computer[...]

Usin g t h e buil t-i n su b w oo f er Y our computer c ome s with a built-in sp eaker t hat produce s full-ran g e , m onophonic s ound. Wh en y ou attac h ex ter nal sp eakers , thi s sp eak er c hang es m ode and functi ons as a s ubw oo f er , addi ng b as s s ound t o augm ent the speakers ’ stereo sound. Fo llo w these t ips about your c om[...]

m Us e the v olum e contr ol s liders in th e Monitors & S ound contro l pa n el , wh i ch is i n the Contr ol P an els f older in the A pple ( K ) menu . No te : So me monit ors als o pl ace a “Monit or Sound ” icon at t h e t op of the Monit ors & Sound contr ol pan el. Ti p: Y ou ma y pref er t o set the Sound Out Le ve l sli der i n[...]

Usin g a m o ni to r wit h built - i n spea k ers If y ou ha ve a m onitor wit h built-in sp eakers , y ou can ad just t h e amount o f ba ss s ound you hear c oming from t h e computer ’ s sub w oo f er by ad just i n g the su bwo o fe r b alance contr ol ( Ï ) on the bac k o f y our computer . Con ne ct i ng a u dio e quipm e nt To pl a y or r[...]

Fol l o w t h es e g e nera l ins truc t i ons w h en connect ing audi o equipm ent t o th e Maci nt osh: 1M ake sure that the audio equipment has a cable with a stereo miniplug connector. If it does not , attach an adapter that ha s a stereo mi niplu g . 2P lace the audio equipment near the Macintosh. 3S hut down the Macintosh and turn off the aud[...]

Con ne ct in g th e Ap ple Pla i nT a l k mi crophone Y our computer ha s a s ound in put por t ( ≈ ), w h i c h y ou c a n u se t o connect an Ap pl e Pl ai nT al k Micr ophon e . T h e App le Pl ai nT al k Microphone is inc luded with s ome computer m odels . If y our computer did not inc lude a n App le Pl ainT al k Microphone , y ou c a n pur[...]

3P lace the microphone at the top center of the monitor, so that the microphone’s Apple ( K ) icon is facing you. If y ou c an ’ t pl ace it on top o f the monitor , posit ion the micr ophon e accor di n g to t h ese guidel i n es: m Th e micr ophon e should be b etw een 1 and 3 feet a w a y from y ou. m Th e micr ophon e should be di rect l y [...]

6C lick the Sound Input pop-up menu and select “External Microphone.” 7C l i ck the close box in the upper-left corner of the Monitors & Sound control panel to close it. (The control panel does not have to remain open while you’re recording.) Yo u’ re no w ready t o b egin us i ng y our micr ophone . S ee the “ Sound ” t opi c of M [...]

Con ne ct in g ex ternal ster e o s p e akers Y ou can tak e adv a ntag e of y our computer ’ s stereo sound output b y attac hing exte r n al ly pow ered (amplif ied) speakers . Wh en y ou attac h ex ter nal sp eakers , th e speaker in y our computer c hang es m ode and functi ons as a s ubw oo f er . Th e s ubw oof er produce s ba ss s ound to [...]

1 Assemble the speakers and the cable you need. Y ou n eed a cab le with a stereo mi niplu g at one end to c onn ect one or both speakers t o the computer . Some s p eakers requ i re a d ual-plu g adapter . Others, like t hose show n i n the ne xt illustrat ion, accept a s ing le stereo miniplu g and are join ed b y sta ndard speaker wires . See th[...]

5 Turn on the computer. No w y ou ’ re ready t o hear full-rang e stereo sound c oming from t h e sp eakers a nd ba ss s ound coming fr om the computer ’ s i nter nal sub w oo f er . To ad just the o verall v olume , us e the sound c ontrol butt ons on the front of th e c omputer or use t he Monitors & Sound c ontrol panel, w hic h uses so [...]

Con ne ct in g headp ho nes Y ou connect headphon es t o the h eadphon e jack ( f ) on the front o f the co mputer or to y our monit or if it has a headphone jack . If y o u us e the he adpho ne jac k on y our mo ni t or: When y ou plu g h eadphon es in to the h eadphon e jack on y our monit or (if y our monit or has one) , sound co me s thr ou gh [...]

Con ne ct i ng e xter nal SC SI de v i ces , su ch a s a sca n ner o r e xt er na l ha rd d i sk Y our computer ha s a por t for c onn ectin g de v ice s that use t h e Small C omputer Sy stem I nterf ace (SC S I, pronounced “ s kuh-zee ”) . SC SI de v ice s comm onl y use d w ith th e Ma ci nt osh i nc lude hard dis k dri v es , CD-R OM dri ve[...]

Be f ore y o u co n nect a de v ice Bef ore y ou connect a S C SI de v ice t o your M acintosh, c omplete t hese ta s ks: m Ma ke s ure each S C SI de v ice connected t o y our Mac i nt osh has its o wn unique ID number from 0 t o 6 . T he computer itself (t h e mai n lo gic boar d ins i de it) ha s the ID numb er 7 and the i nter nal CD-R OM dri v[...]

IMPORTANT Th e t otal lengt h o f the c able s in a SC SI c hai n should not e xceed 6 meters (20 f eet) . SC S I cab les mu st ha v e a 1 1 0-oh m imp eda nce . F or b e st re s ults , use S CS I c ables manu f actured b y App le Computer . m Ma ke s ure that the la st (or onl y) de v ice i n the SC SI c hai n has a termi nat or . Make s ure that [...]

Con ne ct in g a S CSI de v i ce Be sure t o read the pre v iou s secti on, “Be f ore Y ou C onn ect a De v ice , ” bef ore fol low i ng t h e instr uct ions in this one . Us e t h e s e g en eral i nstr ucti ons i n con juncti on with the instr uct ions t hat cam e with y our SC SI de v ice: 1T u r n off your Macintosh. 2M ake sure the SCSI de[...]

Ex pand i ng m emo r y F or informati on on i ncreas i ng y our computer ’ s memory , see A ppendix B , “Installi ng A dditional Mem ory . ” Repl a ci ng or ad d i ng i n t er na l st o rag e de v ices Y our Mac intosh c omes wit h three i nter nal stora g e de v ice s—a flopp y dis k dri v e , a CD-R OM (c ompact disc read-onl y memory) dr[...]

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59 Y our computer c ame with se veral app lic ati on pro grams alread y i nstalled. Y ou open these pro grams b y c lic king t hei r buttons in the Launc h er . T h e A pple Ex tras f older on y our hard di s k als o contains additi onal program s . Ba c kup c opie s of all pre i nstalled pro grams e x ist on t h e CD-R OM di sc Ma c i n t o s h P [...]

60 Chapter 4 Inst al li ng appl ic ation progr ams Y ou ma y w a nt to bu y and i nstall additi onal applic ation pr ogram s . See the manuals y ou recei v e with the se pro grams f or i nstr uct ions on installi ng and usi ng th em. To use y our pro grams m ost ef fec t i v el y , f ollo w the se gu idelines: m R ead the manuals y ou recei v ed wi[...]

61 Using Programs and Backing Up Disks Inst al li n g pro gr ams from a floppy di s k In m ost ca ses , y ou i nstall applic ati on pro grams on y our i nter nal hard di s k from fl oppy di s ks . T he f oll owin g illustrat ion sho w s ho w to inser t a flopp y dis k i nto y our computer ’ s flopp y dis k dri v e . F or instr uct ions on ho w to[...]

62 Chapter 4 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 can open as many app lic ati on program s a nd de s k acces sorie s as y our co mputer ’ s memory all ow s . A ll open pro grams are listed in the App lic ati on menu at the ri ght end of the me nu bar . Y ou can find out w hic h pro gram is act i v e a nd whi c h other pr[...]

63 Using Programs and Backing Up Disks Incr e a sing m e mor y a va ilable t o run ap plic ations A computer func ti on c alled v i r tual memory all ow s y ou to open se v eral appli cat ions and wi ndow s at the sam e tim e by creat ing e x tra random-acce s s mem ory (RAM) on y our computer ’ s hard di s k. V i r tual mem ory , how e ver , can[...]

m If a file i s too l ar ge t o fit ont o a sing le flopp y dis k, y ou need to u se a co mmerci al bac kup pro gram to c opy t h e file ont o mult iple flopp y dis ks . m Y ou c a n use a c ommerc i al bac kup pro gram to c opy ne w a nd c ha n ged f ile s from a har d dis k to another hard di s k, t o a tap e dri v e , or to a serie s of flopp y [...]

Usin g ap plic at ion p r ogr am s des i g ned f or t he P o w erPC m i cr o p r ocess or Y our Mac intosh i s compati ble with m ost appli cat ion pro grams intended f or use w i th Ma ci ntosh c omputers , but cer tai n program s are des igned e sp ec iall y f or computers that ha v e the P o werPC micr oproces sor . (T hese pro grams are so me t[...]

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Thi s c hap te r pro v ides inf or mation on t h e CD-R OM dri v e (als o c alled a CD-R OM pl a yer) . R ef er to A pp endix A, “Healt h, Sa fety , and Maintena nce Ti p s, ” f or informati on on the proper ha ndli ng o f these di sc s . Wi th your inter nal CD-R OM (c ompact disc read-onl y memory) dri ve , y ou ha v e acces s t o lar ge am o[...]

68 Chapter 5 Ins e r t in g a CD-R OM d i sc Fo llo w these instr uct ions t o i nser t a CD-R OM di sc i nto y our CD-R OM dri v e . Th en f oll ow t h e instr uct ions pr ov ided wit h your di sc , as w ell as t h e ins truc ti ons i n thi s ma nual. 1 Start up your Macintosh computer, if it’s not already on. 2P ress the Open/Close button to op[...]

69 Using the Built-in CD-ROM Drive 4P ush the tray in, or press the Open/Close button, to close the tray. In a f e w moments , an icon f or the CD-R OM di sc app ears on your screen . Ej e cting a CD-R O M d i sc Fol l o w t h es e i n s t r u cti ons t o op en the tra y a nd eject a CD-R OM di sc from y our computer . IMPORTANT Y ou ma y not b e a[...]

If no C D-R O M di s c ic on a pp ear s on y our s cr e en: m Pre s s the O pen/Close butt on f or y our CD-R OM dri v e . 2T a k e the CD-ROM disc out of the tray. St ore y our disc in a saf e pl ace , a w a y from heat, du st , a nd moi sture . 3P ush the tray in, or press the Open/Close button, to close the tray. To a v o i d pos si ble dama ge [...]

71 Using the Built-in CD-ROM Drive Sta nda rd f i le f ormat s Y ou can u se CD-R OM di scs wit h these standard f ile f ormats: m HF S (H ierarc hic al F ile S y stem)—the sta ndard f or mat used b y the Maci nt osh. m ISO 9660—the I nter nati onal Standar ds Or g a nizati on ’ s file f or mat f or CD-R OM di scs . This f or mat has been ado[...]

Playin g au di o CDs Wi th your CD-R OM dri v e a nd your c omputer ’ s built-i n sp eak er , y ou can pl a y audio c ompact disc s (CDs) or audio trac ks on CD-R OM disc s . Y ou c a n als o attac h headphon es or speakers t o the computer t o listen t o audio trac ks . See Chapter 3 f or i nformati on on connect i ng s ound equipment t o y our [...]

Y ou can do many t hi n g s with the ima ge s on your Phot o CDs: m Op en and v iew t h e ima ge s i ndi v iduall y on y our computer screen . m Vi ew the imag es on y our computer screen in a series , as y ou wou ld v ie w a s lide presentat ion . m Co py and sa v e the imag es , pri nt them, pa ste them i nt o wor d-proces sing documents or other[...]

Be f ore vie w ing t h e c ont e n t s o f a P ho t o CD Nor ma l l y , y ou open Photo CD ima ge s with the S impleT ex t program t hat cam e with y our computer . If y ou wish, y ou c a n use a graphic s or ima ge-edit i ng pro gram i nstead of S impleT ex t. F or i nstr ucti ons , see the “CD-R OM Disc s ” to p i c of M aci nt osh Gui de , a[...]

75 Consult this chapter if you experience problems using your computer. Wh e n yo u ha v e q uest i o ns If y ou w ant to kno w how t o do a par ticu lar ta s k with y our computer , ref er to M a ci ntosh G ui de i n the Gu ide ( h ) m enu. F or i nstr ucti ons on us i ng Maci nt osh Gu ide , see Chapter 2 o f thi s ma nual. If y o u h ave tr oubl[...]

Ta k e y o u r t i m e When y ou see an er ror me ss a ge, y ou don ’ t ha ve t o tak e act ion immedi atel y . Th e me ss ag e sta y s on the screen until y ou c lic k the OK (or R estart) button or tur n o f f the Mac intosh . To help di a gnose a nd cor rect t he problem , fo llo w the su g ge stions in thi s s ubsect ion . Gat h er as muc h i[...]

If y ou n eed repai r serv ice , cons ult the serv ice and s uppor t i nf ormation t hat ca me with y our computer f or i nstr ucti ons on how t o contac t a n A pple- authorized serv ice pro v ider or A pple f or as s istance . If y ou know t h e problem i s with a pr ogram not publi sh ed by A pple , c all the pro gram ’ s publi sh er . Cli ck [...]

4I f your computer still doesn’t restart, to turn it off press the power button ( ® ) on the back of the computer, wait at least 10 seconds, and turn it on again. If y ou s uspect t hat the problem i s with ot h er equipm ent , suc h as a printer or an e xter nal hard di s k that ’ s attached t o your c omputer , tur n that equipment o f f f o[...]

4C hoose All Off from the Sets pop-up menu to turn off all extensions. 5 Turn on Macintosh Easy Open by clicking it in the list so that a checkmark appears beside it. Y ou can f ind Macint osh Eas y Op en b y scro lli n g do wn the list o f ex tensi ons . Ma ci ntosh E as y Op en app ears under the h eadi ng “C ontrol P a n els . ” 6 Restart yo[...]

So l ut io ns t o c om m on p r o bl ems wi th y ou r c om puter Thi s s ec t i on contains descript ions o f prob lems y ou coul d ex p erience with y our computer . Som e prob lems ma y b e cau sed by y our CD-R OM dri v e , so if y ou don ’ t f ind your pr oblem inc luded here , b e sure t o c heck t h e sect ion “S ol u ti ons to CD-R OM Pr[...]

You inadvertently delete a program from your computer’s hard disk. m Y ou can rep l ace any o f the so ft w are that c ame with y our computer b y dra g gi ng it fr om the Ma c i n t o s h P erf orma C D: P e rf orma S oft w ar e to y our hard di s k. S ee the secti on “Cop yi ng F iles Fr om the CD-R OM Disc t o Y our Hard Di s k ” in Chapte[...]

If repai ri n g the dis k do esn ’ t h elp , f oll ow t h e i nstr ucti ons i n Chapter 7 , “R ei nstalli n g Y our C omputer ’ s So ft w are , ” t o reinstall s y stem so ft w are on y our star tup hard di s k . A disk icon with an X appears in the middle of the screen and a floppy disk is ejected from the disk drive. Thi s i c on i ndic a[...]

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 kt op , try the f ollo wing: m Us e t h e Dri ve S etup pro gram t o mak e the dis k a v ailab le . Dri v e Setup i s on th e Ma c i n t o s h P erf orma C D: P e rf orma S oft w ar e tha t came with y our com puter . F or i nstr ucti ons on us i[...]

Your Macintosh can’t read a floppy disk. If y ou see a me s sa ge that a fl opp y dis k is unreadable , try on e o f the fo llo wi n g: m If the dis k has ne v er b een used, y ou ma y s impl y need to initi alize it—that is, prepare it for u se . F or instr uct ions , see the “Dis ks ” t opi c of M ac intosh Guide , a v ai la b l e i n t h[...]

Your computer starts up and you see large folder-shaped areas, containing labeled pictorial buttons, instead of the usual Macintosh desktop. m Y our computer ma y ha v e star ted up from a CD-R OM disc c ontai ning At E as e , a n alter nati v e to t h e Macint osh des kt op . Y ou n eed to ha v e the Ma ci ntosh de s kt op on y our screen bef ore [...]

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 he f oll owin g is pr obabl y the c ause: m The M ac int osh ran out of mem ory . Quit t h e pro grams that y ou ha v e op en a nd then open the program y ou w ant to u se , or restar[...]

A dialog box with a bomb appears. The r e i s a so ft w are problem . m Wr ite do wn w hat y ou were do i n g w hen the mes sa g e appeared, a nd write do wn the tex t of t h e mes sa ge . m Re start your M acintosh . (See “ S tar t Ov er by R e star ting Y our C omputer” i n th e se cti on “If Y ou Ha v e T roub le ” earlier in thi s chapt[...]

m If the prob lem recurs, y ou ma y n eed t o rei nstall s y stem so ftw are . See Chapter 7 , “R einstalli ng Y our C omputer ’ s So ft w are , ” f or i nstr ucti ons . m If the bomb onl y o ccurs in on e appli cat ion pr o gram, try re installi n g the pro gram from the ori gi nal dis ks . If reinstalli ng doesn ’ t s ol v e the problem ,[...]

Typing on the keyboard produces nothing on the screen. One of t he f oll owin g is pr obabl y the c ause: m Y ou ha v en ’ t selected an y tex t or set the inser ti on point ( i ). Make s ure the pro gram you w ant to type i n i s the act i v e pro gram. Then pl ace the pointer ( 8 ) in t he act i ve windo w a nd c lic k to set an i nser t ion po[...]

If the prob lem recurs, y ou ma y n eed t o rei nstall s y stem so ftw are . See Chapter 7 , “R einstalli ng Y our C omputer ’ s So ft w are , ” f or i nstr ucti ons . m The k e y board is dama ged. If y ou ha ve ac ces s to another k e y board, try u sin g it instead. (T ur n the com puter of f b ef ore connect ing it. ) If the n e w ke yboa[...]

You experience problems using a document from a DOS computer. If y ou c an ’ t op en a DO S do cument u sing a M acintosh pr ogram, try t h e fol low i ng : m Op en the do cument from wit hin the program b y choos i ng Open i n the pro gram ’ s File m enu. m Us e t h e PC Exc hang e contro l pa n el (i n the Contr ol P a nels f older in the Ap [...]

You experience problems using an older Macintosh program. Some ol der Macint osh program s are not comp letel y compat ib le with Maci nt osh computers t hat ha v e the Po werPC mi croproces s or . m Op en the Memory c ontro l pa n el (i n the Contr ol P a nels f older in the Ap pl e [ K ] menu) a nd tur n of f Moder n Memory M anag er. m If that d[...]

You can’t record sound using an external microphone or the microphone built in to your monitor. m An y time y ou w a nt to rec ord s ound, y ou n eed to mak e sure y our sound in put s ource is set t o “Ex ter nal Micr ophon e . ” Op en the Monitors & S ound c ontr ol panel in the App le ( K ) menu, c lic k the Sound ic on, a nd choose ?[...]

So l ut io ns t o CD-R O M pr oblems Pro bl e m s us in g t h e CD-R O M d ri v e The CD-ROM drive icon does not appear on the screen. m If y ou ha ve S CS I dev ice s (a nyt hi ng c onn ected t o the SC SI port [ g ]) attac hed to y our computer , make s ure that each de v ice has a uni que SC SI ID number (y our CD-R OM dri v e has SC S I ID 3) .[...]

To retur n t o the Macint osh des kt op , choose S hut Do wn from t h e Speci al me nu. Af ter your c omputer has shut do wn, re star t it. T h en pre s s the Op en/Cl ose button o f your CD-R OM dri ve t o open the tray . R emo v e the CD-R OM di sc , c lose t h e tra y , a nd star t up y our computer a g ai n. To a v o i d ha v i ng t he computer[...]

Your computer won’t restart, and a CD-ROM disc is in the CD-ROM drive. m Y our computer ma y be tryi ng t o star t up from the CD-R OM di sc . Pres s the Op en/Cl ose button o f your CD-R OM dri ve t o open the tray , a nd remo v e th e CD-R OM disc . Cl ose th e tra y , then re star t y our computer . Pro b l e m s us in g CD-R OM d i scs You in[...]

Your computer displays the message “This is not a Macintosh disk: Do you want to initialize it?” when you insert a CD-ROM disc in the CD-ROM drive. m Make s ure that t h e F orei gn File A cce ss and A udio CD A cce ss CD-R OM exte nsi ons are i nstalled a nd tur n ed on. Y ou c an find them i n y our Ex tens ions f ol der in the S y stem Fo ld[...]

You can’t save changes you make to information on a CD-ROM disc. m A CD-R OM di sc is a read-onl y medium . T his m ea ns that inf or mati on c an be read (retrie v ed) from it , but not written (st ored) on it. Y ou c an sa v e the ch a nge d i nfor ma ti on on a hard di s k or flopp y dis k. Pro b l e m s us in g IS O 9660 or H ig h S ie rra d [...]

m The CD ma y ha v e b een pau sed. Cli ck t he Pl ay/P ause butt on i n the Ap pl e C D A udi o Pl a y er once or twi ce . m If y our CD-R OM dri v e w as installed af ter you bou ght y our computer , make s ure the audio c able is pr op er l y connected. S ee the do cumentat ion t hat ca me w i t h the CD-R OM dri v e . While playing an audio tra[...]

After you open an image on a Photo CD, your system is “frozen” and does not respond to any input, or you have a “bomb” message on your screen. m Re start your M acintosh . (If y ou n eed help re star ting y our computer , see “S tar t Ov er b y R estarting Y our C omputer” i n the sect ion “If Y ou Ha v e Tr ouble ” at the b eginni [...]

m Us e the Memory c ontro l pa n el t o tur n of f v i r tual memory . For m ore inf o rma t i on on v i r tual memory , see the “Memory ” top ic of M acintosh Guide , a v ai la b l e i n t h e Gui de ( h ) menu. If y ou still do not not ice an impro vem ent , y ou ma y w a nt t o reinstall s ystem so ft wa re on y our star tup hard di s k . Se[...]

No te : If you ha ve an A pple printer , y ou n eed to determi n e w hic h pri nter dri v er to re install—the on e that c ame with y our pri nter or on e of the dri v ers in cl uded on y our Ma c i n t o s h P erf orma C D: P erf orma S oft w ar e . Dependi ng on wh en y ou bou ght y our pri nter , one of the se printer dri vers will be more rec[...]

If y o u se e a bl i nk i n g q uest i on m a rk o n y ou r sc reen Th e blinki n g quest ion mark me ans that y our Mac i nt osh is unab le to f i nd us able s y stem so ftw are on y our hard di s k. 1P ress the Open/Close button of your CD-ROM drive to open the CD-ROM tray. 2P lace the Macintosh Performa CD: Performa Software in the tray with the[...]

Rep ai r in g a d am a ged di sk If y ou see a me s sa ge repor ting t hat a dis k is dama ged or un readable , y ou ma y n eed t o repai r the dis k. Tr y t h ese s ug ges t i on s f i rst If y ou c an ’ t star t up from a har d dis k or y ou don ’ t see the hard dis k ic on on the de s k t op , try the fo llo wi ng: m If the hard di s k is in[...]

Ch e cking fo r d am ag e on y our hard d isk Y ou can te st a hard dis k f or damag e with t he Dri ve S etup program , whi c h is on the Ma c i n t o s h P e rf orma C D : P erf orma S oft w ar e , a CD that c ame with y our computer . 1 Start up your computer from the Macintosh Performa CD: Performa Software . S ee “ S tar ting Up Fr om the Ma[...]

How t o re pa i r a ha rd d i sk o r f lo pp y d i sk Y ou can repair some types o f dis k dama g e b y us i ng t h e Dis k First Aid pro gram, w hich i s on the Ma c i n t o s h P e rf orma C D: P erf orma S oft w ar e , a CD th at cam e with y our computer . 1 Start up your computer from the Macintosh Performa CD: Performa Software . S ee “ S t[...]

4C lick Repair to begin testing and repairing the disk. Y ou can ’ t repai r the star tup dis k or the dis k that contains the Dis k First Aid pro gram, but y ou c a n te st the se dis ks b y c lic ki ng V erify . If the pro gram re v eals a prob lem with either o f these di s ks , star t up the computer fr om a nother dis k so t hat y ou c a n r[...]

Init i al i zing a h ard disk Th e har d dis k insi de y our computer w as initi alized (f ormatted for u se) at the fa c t ory , s o you shou ldn ’ t n eed to initi alize it. Y ou n eed t o i niti alize a hard di s k onl y if one of the f oll owing i s tr ue: m Y ou purcha se a n uniniti alized hard di s k from another ma nuf acturer . m Y our h[...]

3 In the list of drives, click the disk you want to initialize. 4C lick Initialize to initialize the hard disk. 5C lick Quit when you see a message reporting that initialization was successful. If a me ss ag e repor ts that initi alizati on f ailed, try ag ai n. If initi alizati on f ails a second t ime , take t he dis k to y our App le-authorized [...]

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111 7 Rei n sta llin g Y o ur C o m puter ’ s So ftw a re Sy stem so ft w are is the set o f program s a nd other file s that y our computer u ses to start itself up , keep trac k of y our file s, and run the applic ati on pro grams y ou use . S y stem s o ft w are is k ept i n the S y stem Fo lder. When y ou tur n on your com puter , it looks f [...]

If y our hard di s k already has s y stem so ft w are i nstalled on it but there is a prob lem with the dis k or the so ft w are , y ou ma y see this i con in the middle of th e sc reen: If thi s icon appears , first try test ing y our star tup hard di s k a nd repai ring any dama ge . T o do this , f oll ow t h e i nstr ucti ons i n “R epai ri n[...]

113 Reinstalling Your Computer’s Software No te : Also k eep the Ma c i n t o s h P e rf orma C D: Gu ide d T our handy . T his CD c ontains bac kup cop ies o f the Gu ided T our pro grams y ou ma y ha ve seen wh en y ou first tur n ed on y our computer . I nstr ucti ons later in thi s chapter als o de scribe ho w t o use the Guided To u r CD t o[...]

3T o close the tray, push the tray in or press the Open/Close button. Y our Mac intosh rec ognize s the CD-R OM di sc as a startup dis k, and i n a f e w seconds t h e des kt op b el ow appears . No w c ontinue with the steps i n “R einstalli n g Y our S y stem So ft w are ” or “R ei nstalli n g A ll Y our Ori gi nal So ft w are . ” If y o [...]

115 Reinstalling Your Computer’s Software In a f e w seconds the Mac i ntosh de s kt op with the L auncher app ears . No w c ontinue with the steps i n “R einstalli n g Y our S y stem So ft w are ” or “R ei nstalli n g A ll Y our Ori gi nal So ft w are . ” Reinst a lling you r sys t e m s of t wa r e So ft wa re can s ometime s de v el op[...]

2C lick the Restore System Software icon to open it. In a mo me nt y ou ’ll see t his screen: 3C lick the Continue button, or press the Return key on your keyboard. Re s t oring begins . A status bo x app ears a nd k eeps y ou i nformed o f pro gre s s d uring the re storat ion, whi ch tak es se v eral mi nutes . 4W hen you see a message that the[...]

5 Insert the Macintosh Performa CD: Guided Tour that came with your computer into the CD-ROM drive. The Ma c i n t o s h P erf orma C D: Gu id ed T our re i nstalls t h e s of tw are pro grams that y ou ma y ha v e seen b ef ore when y ou fi rst tur n ed on your c omputer . (Y ou shoul d rei nstall these in c ase y ou n eed to re fer t o them a g a[...]

Reinst a lling all yo ur or igi n al s of t war e If y ou w ant to re store t h e Mac i ntosh P erf or ma s y stem so ft w are a nd appli cat ion pr o grams t o the state the y were in when y ou first purcha sed your com puter , f oll ow t h ese instr uct ions . No te : If you ha ve installed ne w er v ersi ons of pr o grams t hat cam e with y our [...]

3W hen you see a message that the software was restored successfully, click the Restart button or press the Return key on your keyboard. In a f e w moments , the Mac i nt osh des kt op with the L aunc her will app ear on y our screen. 4 Insert the Macintosh Performa CD: Guided Tour that came with your computer into the CD-ROM drive. The Ma c i n t [...]

120 7W hen the Restoring Performa Software screen appears, click the Continue button or press the Return key on your keyboard. 8W hen you see a message that the software was restored successfully, click the Restart button or press the Return key on your keyboard. In a f e w m om e nts , the Macint osh des kt op with the L aunc her app ears on scree[...]

No te : Y our Pe r f o r m a S o f t w a r e CD-R OM disc ma y contain other pro grams , su ch a s D r ive S e t up and Dis k First Aid. T h ese pro grams are u sed f or test i n g a nd repai ri n g dis ks , as de scribed i n the secti on “R epai ri ng a D amag ed Dis k” in Chapter 6 . F or informati on about pro grams on eit her of t he Ma c i[...]

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123 Co n n ect i ng E quip m e nt for Sp ec i a l P u rp o ses Thi s c hap te r contains informati on that i s use ful onl y if y ou w ant to c onn ect y our computer t o n etw orki n g equipment or t o a TV or v ideo equipment. (F or inf o rma t i on on connect i ng TV or v ideo equ ipment , see the l ast sec ti on o f thi s ch a p t e r a nd see [...]

About Mac i n t os h netw or ki ng Y our Mac intosh c an connect t o a n etw ork that cons ists o f as f e w as t w o co mputers or as many a s thous a nds or ev en millions o f computers and other de v ice s . T he n etw ork allo w s y ou a nd the other p eople c onn ected t o it t o share in fo rm ati on, acce s s remote serv ices , a nd share co[...]

Con ne ct in g to a Lo ca lT a l k ne tw or k Y ou can c onnect t o a Lo calT alk n et w ork throu gh the pri nter por t on y our com puter . T o c onnect t o a Lo calT alk n etw ork, y ou n eed LocalT al k cab les and a Loc alT al k adapter . T he App le Lo calT alk Connect or Kit DIN-8 , whi ch enable s y ou to c onn ect t o a Loc alT al k netw o[...]

Dependi ng on t h e typ e of c ables u sed i n the E ther net n etw ork y ou ’ re c onnect i ng t o a nd the type of c ard y ou purcha sed, y ou ma y need to purc hase an A pp le Et he rne t m e di a adapter or other compat ible medi a adapter to c onnect y our Mac i ntosh t o a n etw ork. (C ons ult the serv ice and support in fo rm ati on that [...]

Ex pa ns ion c ards are pri nted circuit boards t hat can be i nstalled in your co mputer to gi ve it spec i al f eatures , s uch a s enhanced v ideo c apabilitie s , ne tw orki ng and c ommunic ations c apabilitie s , and additi onal proce s s i n g po wer . Y our Mac i ntosh ha s sl ots a v ailab le f or three dif ferent kinds of expa nsi on c ar[...]

Y ou can al s o install the fo llo wi ng addit ional e xpans ion c ards in y our Maci nt osh: m a TV tuner car d that all o ws y ou to w atch and t o recor d TV and v ideos on y our Macint osh m a v ideo i n put car d that allo w s y ou t o w atch and t o record v ideos (f or ex amp le , from a VCR) on y our Mac i ntosh m additi onal dynami c ra nd[...]

Ins ta lli ng an e x pa ns ion c ard inv ol ve s three pr oced ure s: m openi ng t h e computer m ins ert in g t he P C I or communic ati on c ard int o a sp ecif ic s lot m cl o si n g the computer Op eni ng th e com pu t er IMPORTANT To a v oi d g enerating stat ic elec tric ity (from y our body) t hat ma y dama ge c ompon ents , do not w alk aro[...]

3W ith a screwdriver, remove the two screws shown here from the computer’s back panel. Remove these two screws. Do not remove this screw. Leave the power cord plugged in for now. You’ll unplug it later. 130 Chapter 9[...]

4 Touch the recessed metal parts in the back panel to discharge static electricity from your body. Alw ay s do this bef ore you t ouc h any parts or i nstall any c ompon ents i ns ide th e c omputer . This disc har ge s static e lectric ity from y our body and helps protec t components i ns ide the computer fr om b eing dama ged b y static ele ctr [...]

5U nplug the power cord from your computer. Y ou can unplu g the po wer c ord no w that y ou disc har ged stat ic elec tric ity i n th e pre v iou s step . 6G rasping the two plastic tabs, gently pull the logic board all the way out of the computer. Gently but firmly pull the logic board all the way out of the computer. Unplug the power cord from t[...]

7P ull the logic board all the way out and set it on a clean, flat, stable surface. Rest the end of the board on a thick magazine or a thin book to protect the components underneath. What y ou do n ex t dep ends on whether y ou ’ re i nstalli n g a PCI c ard in the PCI slo t or installi n g a modem or Ether n et car d i n the communic ation s lot[...]

Inst a llin g a PCI ca rd Thi s s ec t i on contains i nstr uct ions f or i nstalling a PCI c ard. PCI c ards f or y our com puter must be no lon ger t ha n 6 . 8 8 i nche s lon g . Us e t h e s e instr ucti ons i n con junct ion with t h e i nstr ucti ons that com e with y our PCI c ard: 1I f you have a video input card already installed in your c[...]

2 Remove the screw that holds the port cover in place. Hold your finger under the screw to catch it and the port cover when they come loose. T ry not t o let the por t co v er or the screw f all onto t h e lo gic boar d. 3 Remove the port cover and set it aside. Y ou won ’ t n eed the por t co v er f or the rest o f these instr ucti ons , but sa [...]

4 Remove the PCI card from its static-proof bag. Hol d the car d by its ed ge s to a v oi d touc hi ng any c onn ect ors on the c ard. 5 Insert the card into the PCI slot so that the card fence matches up to the opening where the port cover was and slides through the slot in the adapter fence. S uppor t the adapter fence wit h on e ha nd. Card fenc[...]

6S upporting the adapter fence with one hand, push the card until it snaps into place. Don ’ t f or ce the c ard. If y ou meet re si sta nce , pull the c ard out and try a g ai n. T o see if the c ard i s proper l y connected, mak e s ure the c ard ’ s metal f ence is flush with t h e s ide of t h e acces s co ver . Adapter fence Card fence 137[...]

7 Reinsert the screw into the PCI card fence and screw it into place. To help inser t the screw , push the PCI c ard f ence f orw ard wit h your t humb so th e sc r e w hole s ali gn. Inser t the screw unt il it ’ s some what stead y , ho ld y our t humb under n eath it (t o pre v ent it from f alli n g) , and use t he screw dri v er to scre w it[...]

8I f you removed a video input card from the logic board in step 1, reinsert it now. 9I f you have a communication card to install, go to the next section. If you are finished installing items in your computer, proceed to “Closing the Computer,” later in this chapter. Video input card If you removed a video input card in step 1, reinstall it. V[...]

Inst a llin g a com m un i cat ion c ar d Thi s s ec t i on contains i nstr uct ions f or i nstalling an E ther n et or i nter nal m odem c ard in the communic ation s lot in your c omputer . Y ou use an Et hernet c ar d to c o m m unic ate with ot her computers thr ou gh a loc al area net w ork . F or ex ample , i n bus i nes ses , it is w hat ena[...]

Some co mm unic ation c ards de s igned f or other communi c ati on s lots are not co mpatib le with y our computer and cannot be i nstalled i n its communi cat ion sl ot. Y ou can tell b y ex ami ning the p lacem ent of the notc h e s on the car d. U se th e f oll owing illu strati on as a gu ide if y ou ’ re not sure y ou ha v e the cor rect ty[...]

To i n s t a ll a communic ation c ard, f oll ow t hese steps: 1 Remove the plastic access cover from the vertical plate. 2 Remove the communication card from its static-proof bag. Hol d the car d by its ed ge s to a v oi d touc hi ng the connect ors on the car d. Push the two plastic tabs apart and pull off the metal retainer so the access cover c[...]

3A lign the card over the communication slot. The c om m unic ati on sl ot is the ri ghtmost s lot on t h e lo gic boar d as y ou f ace th e v er tical pla t e . 4C heck the external connector on your card and see which of the following two illustrations matches the kind of card you have. Then install the card according to the illustration. If the [...]

If the c ard does not ha v e a hook on it , s impl y pas s the ex ter nal connect or thro ugh th e op eni ng in the v er ti cal p late a s show n h ere . (Some c ards ha v e a n exte r n al c onnect or that pr otr udes out o f the op eni ng; ot h ers, like here , ha v e a fl atter ex ter nal connect or . ) 5P assing the external connector through t[...]

8I f you installed an Ethernet card, change the network connection in the Network control panel. S ee the manual that c ame with the c ard f or more inf or mati on. F or in struct ions on ho w to se lect a netw ork connecti on a nd other i nf or mation about us ing y our Mac i nt osh on a n etw ork, see the “Netw orks ” top ic o f Maci nt osh G[...]

2P ress the reset button on the logic board and slide the logic board back into the computer until it snaps into place. No te : Wh en y ou pres s the reset butt on, some o f y our computer ’ s so ftw are settin g s will chang e . Y ou ma y w a nt to open the contr ol panel s f or the date a nd tim e, ke y board, and mouse t o make s ure that the [...]

3 Reinsert the two screws. Reinsert these two screws. 147 Installing Expansion Cards[...]

4 Reconnect the power cord. WARNING To ens ure reli able and sa fe operati on of y our s y stem, ne v er tur n on y our computer unle ss all o f its i nter nal a nd e xternal par ts are in p l ace . Plug the power cord into the back of the computer. 148 Chapter 9[...]

149 F or y our ow n saf ety and that of y our equipment , f oll o w all the i nstr ucti ons i n this cha p t er . K eep t h ese instr uct ions a v ailable f or ref erence by y ou a nd others . Hea l th-r el at ed info rmat io n ab out c omput er u s e Musc le sorene s s, e ye f ati gue , and other disc omf or ts a nd injurie s somet ime s asso ci a[...]

Musculo skeleta l d i sco mf o r t As w i t h a n y acti v ity that inv ol v e s s itting f or lon g p eriods o f tim e , us i ng a co mputer can mak e y our musc les s ore a nd stif f . T o minimize these e f fec ts , set up y our w ork en v i ronment c arefull y , u sing t h e gui delin e s that f ollo w , a nd take frequent breaks t o rest t i r[...]

Eye fa ti gu e Ey e fa t i g u e c an o ccur w h en ev er the e ye s are f ocused on a nearby ob ject f or a lo ng time . T his prob lem o ccurs bec ause t h e e y e musc les mu st work har der to vi ew a n objec t that ’ s c loser t ha n about 20 f eet (6 meters) . Improp er light i ng ca n hasten t he de v el opment o f e ye f ati gue . Alt hou[...]

Y ou ma y ha v e to rai se your c hai r so y our f orear ms and hands are at the proper ang le t o th e ke yboar d. If thi s make s it imposs ib le t o rest y our f eet fl at on the floor , you c a n use a f ootrest wit h ad justable hei ght a nd t ilt t o mak e up f or a ny g ap b etw een the floor and y our f eet. Or y ou ma y lo wer th e de s kt[...]

Av oidi n g fatigu e m Chang e y our seated pos ition, stand up , or stretc h when ev er y ou star t to f eel ti r e d. Frequent shor t breaks are helpfu l in red uc ing f ati gue . m Us e a li ght touc h when typing or u sin g a mou se a nd k eep y our ha nds a nd fi nge rs re l ax ed. m Some co m puter users ma y dev elop di scomf or t i n thei r[...]

Sa f et y i n struct io ns F or y our ow n saf ety and that of y our equipment , al w a y s take the f oll owing prec auti ons . Tu r n o f f the computer c omplete l y and disconnect t h e po wer p lug (b y pulling th e p lu g , not the cor d) if a ny o f the f oll owin g condit ions e x ist: m th e powe r cor d or plu g b ecome s fra yed or ot h [...]

Ha nd l i ng y ou r com puter e qu ipment Fo llo w these g uide lin e s f or ha ndli n g y our computer and its components: m When setting up y our computer , pl ace components on a sturd y , fl at surf ace , a nd c arefull y f ollo w all setup instr uct ions . m When connect ing or di sconnect i ng a c able , al w a y s hol d the cab le by its c o[...]

Ha nd l i ng t he mo n i t or Fol l o w t h es e pro ced ures f or handli ng a m onitor: m Tu r n do wn t h e screen brightne s s c ontro l if you lea v e the computer turn ed on f or ex tended p eriods . If the bri ghtn es s is not tur n ed do wn, the ima ge on th e sc r een coul d “bur n in ” a nd dama ge t he screen. Y ou can als o use a “[...]

Ha nd l i ng f l opp y d i sks Ha nd l i ng CD-R O M d i scs K eep the se impor ta nt sa fety instr uct ions in mi nd as y ou use CD-R O M disc s: m Hol d a disc b y the edg es or b y one edg e a nd the center hole . Do not t ouch th e di sc s urf ace . m To c lean disc s , wipe the shi n y s urf ace with a so ft damp c loth, w orki ng in strai ght[...]

m To a v oi d dama ge t o y our di sc s , keep t h ese po ints i n mind: Other impor ta nt sa fety instr uct ions t o keep in mi nd as y ou use y our CD-R OM dri v e: m Po si ti on y our computer s o that w h en the tra y opens , it doesn ’ t bump int o an ythi n g . m Do not lea v e the disc tra y open. If dust g ets on the lens o f the CD-R OM [...]

Th e tra y on y our CD-R OM dri v e automat ic all y c lose s when y ou shut dow n y our computer . Y ou ma y w ant to open the tra y a nd take out y our CD-R OM disc bef ore shutting do wn . Ej e c ting a disk F or instr uct ions on ejec ting an y dis k (a flopp y dis k, a CD-R OM disc , or a remo v able medi a dis k) , see the “Dis ks ” t opi[...]

Pow e r su p p ly Th e po wer s uppl y in your c omputer is a hi gh-v olta ge component and should not be op en ed for an y reason, e v en when the computer i s of f . If th e pow er s uppl y n eeds ser v ice , contac t y our App le-authorized dealer or ser v ice pro v ider . Cle ani ng y our e qui pm e nt Fo llo w these g en eral r ule s when c le[...]

Cle ani ng th e mou s e The m ou s e c ontai ns a small ball t hat must ro ll smoothl y for t h e mouse t o w ork proper l y . Y ou can k eep this b all free of dir t a nd grease b y us i n g the mo us e on a c lea n, lint-free surf ace a nd c leani n g it occ as ionall y . Y ou n eed a fe w cott on s w abs a nd a c lea n, s o ft , li nt-free c lot[...]

5W ipe the mouse ball with a clean, soft, dry, and lint-free cloth. 6I f necessary, wash the mouse ball with warm soapy water (use a mild soap such as a dishwashing liquid) and then dry the mouse ball thoroughly. 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 mouse sho[...]

To unloc k the mouse , f oll o w these steps: 1 Insert a straightened paper clip into the hole on the plastic ring. 2P ress down on the paper clip while you turn the ring counterclockwise. Tu r n t h e ri n g a v ery shor t distance . When the reces sed area on the ri n g is lin ed up with t h e rece s sed area sur rounding the ring , the mou se is[...]

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165 App en d i x B Inst a lling A d d iti o n al M e mor y Y ou can install additi onal memory—d ynamic random-acce ss m emory (DRAM)—in y our computer . DRAM all ow s y ou to w ork with m ore pro grams a nd l ar ger documents . Addit ional mem ory come s i n pac ka ge s called Du al In line Memory Modules , or DIMM s . Alt og ether , y ou can [...]

Y ou should ha v e an App le-cer tified tec hnic ian i nstall additi onal DRAM f or yo u. Ho we v er , y ou ma y f eel c om fortable installi n g DRAM y ourself . m If y ou w ant to install additi onal DRAM y ourself , y ou must purc hase t he mem ory chips , or DIMM s , from an App le-authorized dealer . Th en f oll o w th e i ns t r ucti ons in t[...]

Y ou can increase y our computer ’ s DRAM t o up t o a max imum of 1 36 MB . Y our computer alread y come s with 8 MB s ol dered on y our computer ’ s main logic board plu s 8 MB i nstalled i n one of the D IMM s lots , f or a t otal of 16 M B o f DRAM . One DIMM sl ot remai ns f or i nstalli n g an additi onal 8-MB , 1 6-MB , 3 2-MB , or 6 4-M[...]

Op eni ng th e c omput er IMPORTANT To a v oi d g enerating stat ic elec tric ity (from y our body) t hat ma y dama ge c ompon ents , do not w alk around the room unt il you ha ve c ompleted th e i ns t allat ion o f the DIMM or Hi gh Perf or mance Mod ule and c losed t h e co mputer . Addit ionall y , mo ve t h e lo gic boar d as litt le as pos si[...]

4 Touch the recessed metal plates in the back panel to discharge static electricity from your body. Alw ay s do this bef ore you t ouc h any parts , or install a n y components , insi de th e c omputer . This disc har ge s static e lectric ity from y our body and helps protec t components i ns ide the computer fr om b eing dama ged b y static ele c[...]

5U nplug the power cord from your computer. Y ou can unplu g the po wer c ord no w that y ou disc har ged stat ic elec tric ity i n th e pre v iou s step . 6G rasping the two plastic tabs, pull the panel toward you until the logic board slides out. Gently but firmly pull the logic board all the way out of the computer. Unplug the power cord from th[...]

7P ull the logic board all the way out and set it on a clean, flat, stable surface. Rest the end of the logic board on a thick magazine or a thin book to protect the components underneath. What y ou do n ex t dep ends on whether y ou ’ re i nstalli n g a DRAM D IMM or a Hi gh P erf or ma nce Module . S kip to t h e secti on that per tai ns t o th[...]

Inst al l i ng a D R AM D I M M 1P ush the ejector on the DRAM slot outward and down to open it. Push the ejector outward and down to open it. DRAM slot (1 of 2) 172 Appendix B[...]

2W ith the ejector in the “open” position, align the DRAM DIMM in the DRAM sockets as pictured. IMPORTANT Do not t ouch t he DIMM ’ s c onnect ors . Ha ndle the DIMM onl y b y th e ed g es . 3P ush down on the DIMM until it snaps into place. The ejec tor c lose s automat ic all y . 4 Repeat steps 1–3 if you need to install another DRAM DIMM[...]

Inst al li n g a Hig h Per f o rmance Modu le in t o th e cac he mod u le s lo t 1A ligning the notches in the module with the small ribs inside the cache module slot, insert the module in the slot as pictured. The m odu le is des i gned to f it i nt o the sl ot onl y one w a y . Be s ure to ali gn the notc hes in the module with t h e small ribs i[...]

Closing th e com puter 1G rasping the plastic tabs on the vertical plate, orient the logic board vertically and slide it into the guide rails on the left inside of the computer. Align and insert the logic board so that it engages the guides on the top and bottom of the computer chassis. 175 Installing Additional Memory[...]

2P ress the reset button on the logic board and then slide the logic board back into the computer until it snaps into place. No te : Wh en y ou pres s the reset butt on, some o f y our computer ’ s so ftw are settin g s will chang e . Y ou ma y w a nt to open the contr ol panel s f or the date a nd tim e, ke y board, and mouse t o make s ure that[...]

3 Reinsert the two screws. Reinsert these two screws. 177 Installing Additional Memory[...]

4 Reconnect the power cord. WARNING To ens ure reli able and sa fe operati on of y our s y stem, ne v er tur n on y our computer unle ss all o f its i nter nal a nd e xternal par ts are in p l ace . Plug the power cord into the back of the computer. 178 Appendix B[...]

179 Y our computer k e y board c ontai ns cer tai n speci al ke ys that type writer keybo ard s don ’ t ha ve . Many o f these k e y s allo w you t o gi v e commands to t h e co mputer without us i ng t he mouse . For e xamp le , i n many app lic ation pro grams , pres s ing t he x (Command) k e y at the sam e tim e as the Q k e y lets y ou quit [...]

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[...]

Ty p i n g s p e c i a l ch ar ac t ers a nd s y m bo ls Y ou can type a v ariety of inter nati onal a nd other sp ec i al s ymbol s a nd ch ar acters (inc ludi n g characters wit h diacrit ic al marks , suc h as ac cents) b y pres sing c ombinati ons o f k e y s . Th e K e y Caps pro gram, w hich i s i nstalled with y our s y stem so ft w are , sh[...]

No te : If you see rec ta ng le s instead of di acritic al marks on s ome of t h e pi ct ures o f ke y s i n K e y Caps , try pres s ing Opti on-x to see t he diacrit ic al marks . Ho w e v er , use t h e Opti on k e y (not Option-x) in comb i nati on with the other k e y s to type letters with di acriti c al marks . If y ou pres s the Option k e y[...]

Spe cia l key co mb i na t i on s If dif ficu ltie s with y our mouse or c omputer don ’ t allo w you t o use standard met hods of qu itting a pr o gram or re star ting y our computer , y ou c a n try us ing th es e s p eci al ke y comb i nati ons . To do this … … press this key combination Force a program to quit x -Option-Esc Force the comp[...]

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A accent marks, typing 182 ADB port. See Apple Desktop Bus (ADB) port Apple-authorized service provider installing expansion cards 128 installing memory 165, 166 replacing or adding internal storage devices 57 spills on computer 155 troubleshooting and 76, 77 AppleCD Audio Player program 42, 69, 72, 92 Apple customer support hotline 23 Apple Deskto[...]

application programs (continued) preinstalled 59 putting into the Launcher 60 quitting 77, 86, 179, 183 Restore All Software 118 Restore System Software 115–116 screen savers 156 switching between 62 system error and 87 troubleshooting 60, 86–92, 93 working with several at a time 62–63 arrow keys 179 arrow on screen. See pointer arrows, scrol[...]

187 Index CD-ROM drive 67–74. See also CD-ROM discs avoiding damage to 70 cleaning lens on 158 closing 69, 70 discs compatible with 67 ejecting disc from 69–70, 94 illustration of 38 inserting disk into 68–69 Open/Close button for 68, 69, 70 opening tray of 68, 95–96 replacing 67 safety precautions for 158 SCSI ID number for 53 spills on 15[...]

Control Panels (Apple menu) Extensions Manager control panel 78, 79 incompatible 86–88 Macintosh Easy Open control panel 78, 79 MacTCP control panel 126 Memory control panel 63, 65 Monitors & Sound control panel 42–43, 47–48 Network control panel 125, 126 PC Exchange control panel 84, 90 copying information on a disk 63–64 Macintosh Per[...]

ejecting audio CDs 69–70 CD-ROM discs 69–70, 94, 97 floppy disks 85, 159 electrical safety 4, 154 electromagnetic emissions 153 Empty Trash command (Special menu) 20 Enter key 180 equipment arranging 5 handling 155–160 posture while using 150 spills on 154, 155, 156 erasing disks. See initializing error message 75, 76–77, 87. See also troub[...]

floppy disks (continued) handling 157 initializing 84 inserting 61 installing programs from 61 protecting information on 63–64 repairing 106–107 starting up from 63, 121 storing 157 troubleshooting 84, 85, 106–107, 159 folders Apple Extras folder, Read Me files in 23 Documents folder 23 icon for 20 formats for CD-ROM discs 70–71 formatting [...]

HFS file format 71 Hide Balloons command (Guide menu) 34 Hide Finder command (Application menu) 62 Hide Others command (Application menu) 62 Hierarchical File System file format 71 High Performance Module. See also memory cache slot for 166 configurations for 167 installing 167–171, 174–178 purpose of 165 high-resolution Photo CD images 74 High[...]

keyboard shortcuts (key combinations) 35–36 for Finder tasks 35–36 to eject floppy disk 85 to force an application program to quit 183 to force computer to restart 183 to ignore the selected startup device 183 to quit application program 77, 179 to rebuild the desktop 183 to restart computer when Restart button cannot be chosen 77 to start the [...]

maintenance CD-ROM discs 97, 157–159 CD-ROM drive 158 cleaning computer equipment 160–162 floppy disks 157 keyboard 156 monitor 156, 160 mouse 88, 161–162 screen 153 memory clearing to solve problems 77 DRAM configurations 166–167 DRAM DIMMs 172–173 High Performance Module 167, 174 installing 165–178 ROM (read-only memory) 67 running ou[...]

194 N network alternative network, connecting to 124 backing up files on 64 connecting to 123–126 Ethernet, connecting to 124, 125–126 local area network 123 LocalTalk, connecting to 124, 125 sharing CD-ROM discs over 74 Network control panel 125, 126 numeric keys 180 O office arrangement guidelines 151–152 online services, access to 140 on/o[...]

purpose of 38, 180 restarting computer with 22, 77 turning computer off with 21 turning computer on with 12, 22 power-on light 38 PowerPC microprocessor 65, 92 power plug 4 power socket 39 power supply, safety precautions for 160 power, warning about 37 printed circuit boards. See expansion cards printer drivers 102 printer port 38, 39, 124, 125 pr[...]

safety precautions (continued) preventing voltage overload during lightning storms 12 turning computer off before connecting equipment 37 when to turn off the computer and pull the plug 154 saving extensions 78 screen. See also monitor basic elements on 19 “burn in,” avoiding 156 cleaning 153 dark 15, 80 frozen 75 glare and reflection on 152, 1[...]

PCI slot 124, 125, 127, 134 video-in slot 127 software. See application programs; system software sound. See also AppleCD Audio Player program; audio CDs adjusting volume of 42–44, 51, 98 recording 45, 48, 93 3D Surround Sound technology 43, 52, 92 troubleshooting 92–93, 98–99 sound control panel. See Monitors & Sound control panel sound [...]

system software (continued) reinstalling all original software 118–120 reinstalling system software 111–117 troubleshooting 120 using the Macintosh Performa CD: Performa Software as a startup disk 113–115 when to install or reinstall 111–112 when to use the Macintosh Performa CD: Performa Software 112 T, U Tab key 180 tape drive, backing up[...]

solving problems 77, 78–79 sound problems 98–99 spills 154, 155, 156 startup problems 15, 81–82, 103, 112 system error 75, 77, 87 system software problems 81–89 turning computer off 22 turning computer on 15 typing on the keyboard produces nothing on screen 89 where to find answers 23 turning computer off troubleshooting 22 when Power key f[...]

 Ma cin t osh P er for ma Us er ’s Manual Includes setup, troubleshooting, and health-related infor mation for Macintosh P er for ma 6400 series computers[...]

K Apple Computer , Inc. © 1996 Apple Computer, Inc. All rights reserved. Under the copyright laws, this manual may not be copied, in whole or in part, without the written consent of Apple. Your rights to the software are governed by the accompanying software license agreement. The Apple logo is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in th[...]

iii Co m m unic ations re gu lat i on informati on v ii Pr efa c e W e l come t o Mac i n t o sh i x 1G e t t i n g S t a r t e d 1 Pl u ggi ng i n the computer 2 Ins ta lli ng an e x pa ns ion c ard 5 C onnectin g a monit or 5 C onnectin g the mou se a nd k e yboar d 8 C onnectin g the modem 1 0 C onnectin g other equipm ent 1 2 Tu r n i n g t h e[...]

2G e t t i n g H e l p 25 Gettin g ans wers t o y our quest ions 26 Ti p s f or us i ng Mac i ntosh G uide 3 3 Id entifying w hat ’ s on y our computer screen 34 Lear ning u sefu l shor tcuts 3 5 3C o n n e c t i n g E qu i pme n t an d Ex pa nd i ng Y ou r Co m pu te r 37 Us in g y our computer ’ s s ound feature s 4 0 C onnectin g audio equ i[...]

6T r ouble sho ot i ng 7 5 When y ou ha v e quest ions 7 5 If y ou ha ve tr ouble 7 5 So lut ions t o comm on prob lems with y our computer 8 0 Solu ti ons t o CD-R OM pr oblems 94 If y our computer ’ s performance decrease s 1 0 0 Sol v i ng pri nter problem s 1 0 1 St a r t i ng up from t he Ma c i n t o s h P erf orma C D: P e rf orma S oft w [...]

9I n s t a l l i n g Expa nsi o n Cards 1 27 Openin g th e c omputer 1 2 9 Ins ta lli ng a PC I car d 1 34 Ins ta lli ng a c ommunic ati on car d 1 4 0 Closi n g the computer 1 45 App e ndi x A Hea l th , Saf et y , an d Ma i n te na nce T i ps 1 49 Health-re lated inf ormation about c omputer use 1 4 9 Saf e t y i n s t r u ct i ons 1 54 Handli n [...]

Com mu n ica t io ns re g ul at io n i n f orma t i on FCC statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device in accordance with the specifications in Part 15 of FCC rules. See instructions if interference to radio or television reception is suspected. Radio and television interference The equi[...]

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 ations on t h e purcha se o f y our n ew M acintosh . Y our computer i s de s igned t o gi v e y ou the highest perf or ma nce comb i n ed with real ea se of u se . It ’ s al s o eas y t o set up and eas y to e xpand. T his book g ui des y ou throu gh the setup procedure , tell s y ou how t o ex pand your M acintosh, and pro v ide s m[...]

Monitor power cord (sometimes built into the monitor) Computer power cord Monitor video cable (sometimes built into the monitor) Keyboard Mouse Keyboard cable (permanently attached to the keyboard) Monitor Macintosh Performa computer Phone cord (comes with optional internal modem) Apple Plain T alk Microphone (optional)[...]