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1 Y ou c an use a s ing le monit or t o s witc h betw een the PC en v ironment and the M ac O S en v ironment. Or y ou c an simu ltan eous l y di spl a y bot h env i ronments on tw o monitors . An y monit or y ou use mu st be connected in a sp ec ifi c w a y f or y ou t o acce s s y our PC C ompati bility C ard s o ft w are . To lear n ho w t o con[...]
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Usin g t h e l o o p back c able Y our PC C ompati bility C ard c am e with a l oopbac k c ab le . It has three c onnect ors: middle , l ong , a nd shor t. No matter ho w y ou c onnect y our m onit ors , the se connect ors al w a y s attac h t o the same ports: m Th e middle c onnect or attac h es t o the por t on y our PC C ompati bility C ard; th[...]
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Con nect i n g a s i ng le m o n it o r Con nect i ng a mo ni tor to you r Pow e r Mac i nt o sh 4400 Bef ore y ou b e gi n, make s ure y our c omputer and monit or are unplu g g ed. Th en fo llo w these steps u s ing the l oopbac k c able: Plug the middle connector on the loopback cable into the left port on your PC Compatibility Card. This connec[...]
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Con nect i ng a mo ni tor to you r Pow e r Mac i nt o sh 7 300 Bef ore y ou b e gi n, make s ure y our c omputer and monit or are unplu g g ed. Th en fo llo w these steps u s ing the l oopbac k c able: Plug the middle connector on the loopback cable into the bottom port on your PC Compatibility Card. This connector has a triple row of pins and an A[...]
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Con nect i n g tw o m o n i t o rs If y ou c onn ect tw o monitors , y ou see the Mac O S en v i ronment on one a nd th e PC env i ronment on the other . Th e monit or c onnected to t he PC Co mpati bility C ard sho w s t he PC env i ronment. Y ou c an als o s witch betw een M ac O S and PC env i ronments on thi s monit or if y ou ha v e a v i deo [...]
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Con nect i ng tw o m o n i t o rs t o y ou r P o w er Ma c i n t o s h 4 400 Bef ore y ou b e gi n, make s ure y our c omputer and monit or are unplu g g ed. Th en fo llo w these steps u s ing the l oopbac k c able: Y ou c an lea v e the lon g connect or unplu g ged. Or , if y ou ha v e a v i deo c ard and wa n t one monit or t o s witc h betw een [...]
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Con nect i ng tw o m o n i t o rs t o y ou r P o w er Ma c i n t o s h 7 300 Bef ore y ou b e gi n, make s ure y our c omputer and monit or are unplu g g ed. Th en fo llo w these steps u s ing the l oopbac k c able: Y ou c an lea v e the lon g connect or unplu g ged. Or , if y ou ha v e a v i deo c ard and wa n t one monit or t o s witc h betw een [...]
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Con nect i n g an A u dio Vis ion monitor To connect an A udi oV is ion m onit or to y our Mac i ntosh c omputer , first c onnect t h e loopb ack c ab le t o the appropri ate por ts on y our computer a s y ou wo u l d w i t h a n y other monit or: m Pl ug the middle c onnect or on the loopb ac k c able int o the PC C ompati bility Card por t with t[...]
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Con nect i n g a p o i n t i ng de v i ce If y ou ha v e a standard AD B (App le De s k t op B us) one-butt on mou se or other pointin g de v i ce , you c an s imul ate the beha v ior o f a t w o-button PC m ouse us in g ke y s on your k e yboar d. F or more informat ion, see t h e secti on “U s ing a Poi n t i ng D ev ic e ” in Chapter 4 . Y o[...]
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Con nect i n g a PC ga me co n t r o l le r Y our PC C ompati bility C ard c ome s with a g ame contr oller port. T o connect a PC g am e contr oller , s uc h as a jo y stic k , remo v e the p la sti c c o v er on the g ame c ontr oller port. T hen plu g y our g ame contr oller int o the por t. Con nect i n g a pr i n t e r Y ou c an pri nt from t [...]
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Con nect i n g t o a netw o r k Y ou c an connect t o shared dis k s on a n AppleT al k or other Mac O S–compat ible ne tw ork us ing Mac intosh f ile shari n g . By i nstalli ng t h e appropri ate netw orking s of t w are , y ou c an als o connect y our com puter t o a PC-compat ib le netw ork, s uc h a s a No v e ll NetW are netw ork . F or mor[...]
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13 Th is c hapter descri b es ho w t o i nstall so ft w are f or y our PC C ompati bility C ard. Th e CDs that c ame with y our PC C ompat ib ility Car d contain the so f tw are y ou need to u se the c ard in both t he Macint osh and PC env i ronments . I n additi on, W indo w s 9 5 is pr o v ided so t hat y ou c an i nstall a ba si c operating sys[...]
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14 Chapter 2 Th ere are se v eral steps t o installi ng y our PC C ompat ib ility Car d so f tw are: m ins ta lling t h e Mac O S s of t w are m creatin g a stora ge area (c alled a dri v e c ontainer ) f or y our PC so f tw are m ins ta lling W i ndo w s 9 5 m in stallin g s uppor t so f tw are f or W indo w s 9 5 m in stallin g PC utilit ies Inst[...]
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15 Installing the PC Compatibility Card Software 6W hen the installation is complete, follow the instructions on the screen to quit the Installer and restart your computer. Th e f o llo wing M ac O S so f tw are is no w installed f or use wit h y our PC Co mpati bility C ard: Name Location PC Setup Control Panels folder Ethernet (built-in) Extensio[...]
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16 Chapter 2 The PC S et up c ontro l pa n el app ears . 3I f the PC is running click Shut Down PC. 4C hoose New Drive File from the C drive pop-up menu. A di alo g bo x appears . 5C hoose a location for the drive container. The dri ve c ontain er can be on a n y hard di s k attac hed to t he computer that ha s suff ic i e nt free space . C drive p[...]
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6T ype a name for the drive container and then press the Tab key. Y ou c an typ e up t o 3 1 c haracters . 7T y p e a size (in MB) for the drive container. Y ou c an make t he contain er as small a s 2 MB or a s lar ge a s 1 023 MB . T he amount o f space y ou need dep ends on the so ft w are y ou w ant t o install. If you are installi ng Mi cros o[...]
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Inst a llin g W in d ow s 9 5 Once the dri v e c ontain er is created, t he n ex t step is t o install the W indow s 9 5 operating s y stem i n it. Y ou c an thi n k o f a n ew dri v e container as a f ormatted hard dri v e that needs an op erating s y stem in order t o be a star tup dis k. Y ou n eed t o i nstall W i ndow s 9 5 b ef ore y ou c a n[...]
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19 Installing the PC Compatibility Card Software m Do not i nstall any netw orki ng s o ft w are d uri ng t he W i ndow s 9 5 i nstall ati on proces s . T o i nstall n etw orki ng s o ft w are , see A ppendix D , “I nstalli ng Netw ork Client So ft w are , ” after y ou ha v e c ompleted t he W i ndow s 9 5 setup proces s . m At t h e end of t h[...]
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Inst a llin g s u p p o r t so ftw ar e f o r W i n d o w s 95 The s o f t w a re on the PC C omp at ib i l i t y C ar d–PC U ti l i ti e s CD that cam e with y our PC C ompatib ility Car d allo w s the c ard t o w ork with t h e Mac O S a nd M ac O S–c ompatib le CD-R OM dri v e s , netw orks , a nd other equipment. To i n s t a ll the so ft w[...]
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6W hen installation is complete, restart the PC. Click th e St ar t butt on a nd select S hutdo w n. In the Shutdo w n di alo g bo x , c hoose “R estart the C omputer?” Con f i g uring n e t wo r k sup p or t in Wind ows To conf i g ure n etw ork s uppor t i n W i ndow s , see A ppendix D , “I nstalli n g Netw ork Client So ft w are . ” Ins[...]
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Inst al li ng key b o ard file s in Wind ows 9 5 Key board f iles all o w y ou t o use k e y boar d la y outs f or other lan gu a ge s and keybo ard s . IMPORTANT If y ou are u sin g an i nter nati onal k e y board, be s ure to install and use th e k e y board f iles on t he PC C ompat i bi l i ty C ar d–PC U ti l i t i e s CD . (T h e s uppor te[...]
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14 Select the E drive in the Drives window. 15 In the Folders window, click the folder and file you want. Then click OK. Th e k e y board f ile s are loc ated i n the f oll o wi ng direct ory: E:KEYBOARDWIN95 Inst al li ng Q uick T im e for W i ndow s 95 Fol l o w t h e s e s t eps to install the Qui ckT ime f or W i ndo w s 9 5 s of tw are: 1 In[...]
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24 Chapter 2 Inst al li ng vi deo so ftw a re f o r W i nd o w s 95 Th e W indo w s 9 5 disp l a y dri v er that com es wit h the PC C ompati bility C ard offer s b etter p erf orma nce than the sta ndard dri v er . T o i nstall the dri v er , f o llo w th es e s t eps: 1I nsert the PC Compatibility Card–PC Utilities CD into the CD-ROM drive. 2I [...]
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25 Th is c hapter contains i nformati on on the f o llo wing a spects of y our PC en v ironment: m th e PC Se t up contro l pan el and Contr o l Strip m odule m m onit ors and v ideo s o ft w are m RAM m printer setting s m s ound opt ions m PC dri v e s m shared v o lume s m ne tw ork setting s m seri al por t setting s m m odem settin gs m jo y s[...]
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About th e PC Se t u p co n t ro l pa ne l Y ou c an contro l the f o llo wing PC opt ions in the PC Setup c ontro l pan el: m tur ning the PC C ompat ibility C ar d on a nd of f m a ssign i ng PC dri v e s t o dri v e c ontai n ers or v olum es m a ssign i ng PC CO M1 and CO M2 por ts to M acint osh seri al por ts or tex t f iles m settin g up sha[...]
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3W hen you have specified the settings you want, close the control panel. On sc r een he l p: To see brief ex p l a nati ons of item s i n the contr ol panel, c hoose Sh ow B alloons fr om the Gu ide ( h ) m enu. F or detailed step-b y-step help , see th e PC C ompat ibility G ui de , a v ailab le in the Gui de ( h ) menu . 27 Setting Up the PC Env[...]
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Usin g t h e PC Set up C o n t ro l St ri p mo d u l e As par t of t h e i nstallat ion pr o ces s , a PC Setup m odule is added t o y our C ontro l Strip . From thi s C ontro l S trip module y ou c an do the f o llo wing: m star t up the PC or restar t the PC m shut do wn t he PC m sw itc h t o the PC m open the PC Setup contr ol panel m set up th[...]
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Con fi g u ri n g mo n i t or s To c onn ect a monit or , see Chapter 1 , “C onnectin g Monitors and Other Equipm ent. ” In m o st c a ses , the Mac O S reco gnize s the monit or y ou ’ re us ing t o disp l a y the PC en v ironment. Th e monit or type app ears in the Monitor sec ti on of t he PC Set up c ontro l pan el. If the monit or y ou ?[...]
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Se lec t i ng a nd co n f i g u ri ng m o n i t o rs i n W i n do w s 95 1I n the Mac OS, open the PC Setup control panel, and make a note of the monitor type that appears in the Monitor section of the control panel. Y ou c an s witc h t o the Mac O S b y typ i ng x - Return . 2S witch to the PC environment and make sure Windows 95 is running. Y ou[...]
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7C l i ck Advanced Properties. 8C lick the Monitor tab and then click Change. 9I f your monitor is listed in the dialog box that appears, click its name, click OK, and then go to step 13. If not, click “Have Disk” and go on to step 10. 10 Insert the PC Compatibility Card–PC Utilities CD. Make sure the path in the text box is E: APPLE; then [...]
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13 Restart Windows. A help window appears with inf or mati on on the v i deo so f tw are . Wh en you ’ re fi n ish e d with the help window , c lic k t o remo v e t he X from the bo x at the bott om of t he wi ndo w , s o it w on ’ t appear each t ime y ou start up . RAM inf o r m atio n The R AM porti on of t he PC Setup c ontro l pa n el sho [...]
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Se tt i ng pri n ter opt ions From t he PC env i ronment , y ou c an pri nt on most printers connected t o the M ac O S–c ompati ble seri al por t or netw ork c onnecti on, us ing t he PC Pri nt S pooler s o ft w are . No t e : The P o w erP rint pack a g e by GD T S of t w orks lets y ou u se a PC-compat ib le parallel-port pri nter with y our c[...]
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3 Open the PC Print Spooler icon. 4C hoose Preferences from the File menu. 5S elect how you want to be notified of printing errors. 34 Chapter 3[...]
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6C hoose an option under “Interpret Print Data as.” Printing data sent fr om the PC env i ron ment has t o be i nter preted b y the Mac OS b ef ore it c a n b e sent t o the pri nter . T he PC Pri nt S pooler pr o v i des three way s t o i n t e r pret pri ntin g i nformati on from t he PC env i ron ment. No t e : If y ou are uns ure w hat pri [...]
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m The f ont in the Def ault F ont bo x i s used w hen y ou ’ re printin g A SC II tex t from DO S and w h en the F a ster Printing opt ion i s selec ted. F or b est re s ults , us e a fix ed-space f ont s uc h as C ourier or Monaco . U sin g a proportional f ont s uch a s T imes ® ma y chang e y our document ’ s f ormatting . m Sele ct F aste [...]
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F or b est re s ults , u se Epson printer f onts that map t o a f ix ed-space T r ueT ype f ont , or use graphi c al f onts s upplied b y y our DOS app lic at ion . Th e fo ll owin g table li sts s ome Epson printer f onts and the T r ueT yp e f onts the y are trans lated to if B etter Quality i s selec ted: Epson font TrueType font Roman Times (pr[...]
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3S e l ect the desired page size and click OK. An y attribute s y ou set in the P a g e Setup di alo g bo x wit hi n the PC Pri nt S pooler will remain i n ef f ect unt il y ou re set them or selec t the Def ault Pref s butt on i n the Pref erence s dial o g bo x . IMPORTANT Y ou must set t h e pa ge s ize in the DO S or W indow s app lic ation y o[...]
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Se tt i ng u p p r i n t i n g i n t he PC e n v i r o n men t Th is sect ion inc lude s ba s ic inf ormation y ou n eed to set up y our printer dri v ers in the PC en v ironment. F or more detailed inf or mation, re f er t o the documentati on that c ame wit h y our s of t w are and printer . No t e : If y ou are printing from t he PC env i ronmen[...]
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7C lick the button labeled “Disable bi-directional support for this printer.” Then click OK. If thi s butt on is not a v ail able , c lic k OK; t hen go on t o t h e n ex t step . 8I n the Properties window, click Port Settings. The C onf i gure L PT Port dial og bo x app ears . 9M ake sure the checkbox labeled “Check port state before printi[...]
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13 Close the Properties window. IMPORTANT When pri ntin g on a PostS cript printer from the PC en v ironment , be s ure t o pri nt on e file at a tim e . Pri nting mult ip le file s ma y c au se a Po s t Sc r i pt er ror . T o v erify that the f ile has f inished pri nting , c h eck t he Wi ndo w s 9 5 Printer queue . Printin g fr om W i n do w s 9[...]
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m If y ou are u sin g a non-PostS cript printer (a nd ha v e selected t h e E pson opti on in the PC Pri nt S pooler Pre f erence s dial o g bo x) , select one of t he fol lo w i n g dri v ers: m Eps on AP-3 26 0 f or 3 6 0-dpi co lor print i ng (pre ferred dri v er) m Eps on AP-3 250 f or 3 60-dpi bl ac k-and-white printing m Eps on C o l or Sty l[...]
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Th e Mac O S treats all PC sound a s if it were c oming fr om the i nter nal CD-R OM dri ve . Y ou c an still u se the i nter nal CD-R O M dri v e t o p l a y CDs a nd CD-R OM di sc s in the Mac O S . No t e : Microphone and li n e i n put are not s uppor ted b y the PC C ompati bility Card . Tu r n i n g P C so u nd o n a nd o ff To hear PC sound,[...]
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Con fi g uring P C drives To w ork in the PC env i ronment , y ou need t o tell t h e PC Compat ib ility Car d wh e r e PC s o ft w are and f iles are st ored. Y ou do thi s b y as s i gning PC dri v e letters t o st ora ge area s us in g the PC Setup c ontro l pa n el. Y ou can as s i gn dri ve C or D t o a PC-f ormatted SC S I hard dri v e attach[...]
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IMPORTANT Once a dri v e c ontain er is created, its s ize c annot be chang ed. Bef ore c hoos ing a s ize f or y our dri v e contain er , dec ide w hi ch PC operatin g sys t e m a nd appli c ati ons y ou w a nt to run. Chec k the do cumentati on that c ame with t he so ft w are to e st imate how muc h space y ou ’ll need; then allo w som e ex tr[...]
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3C hoose New Drive File from the C: or D: pop-up menu. 4I n the dialog box that appears, choose a location for the drive container. 5T ype a name and a size for the container. Y ou c an make t he contain er as small a s 2 MB or a s lar ge a s 1 0 23 MB . T h e amount o f space y ou need dep ends on the so ft w are y ou w ant t o install. If you are[...]
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8 To format the container with multiple partitions, switch to DOS and prepare the drive using the FDISK and FORMAT commands. To mak e the container bootable , u se the /S parameter o f the F ORM A T co mma nd. F or ex ample , if you w a nt to f ormat the D dri v e a s a bootable c ontain er typ e , use FORMAT D: /S <return> Us e t h e DO S HE[...]
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Chang ing a dr ive a s s i gn m e nt To c h a nge th e c ontai ner or par t iti on as s i gned to the C or D dri v e , f oll ow th ese steps: 1 Open the PC Setup control panel. 2 To assign a new drive container, choose Other Drive File from the C: or D: pop-up menu. To assign a PC-formatted hard disk (or partition), choose Drive Partition. 3I n the[...]
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Shari ng fi le s betw een t he Mac O S a nd t he PC To s e t up a shared v o lume , f oll o w the se steps: 1I f the PC is not already running, open the PC Setup control panel and click Start PC. 2 In the PC Setup control panel, open the Sharing pop-up menu and choose an available drive letter. If no dri v e letters appear , s witc h t o the PC , o[...]
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3I n the dialog box that appears, select a folder or disk you want to share. Y ou c an share a Mac O S f o lder , hard di s k , CD-R OM di sc s , or shared di s k . Y ou ca nnot share flopp y di s ks . No t e : When you nam e a f ol der in the Mac O S en v ironment that y ou intend t o share with t he PC env i ronment , y ou ma y w ant the name t o[...]
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Tu r n i n g o ff v o l u me s ha ri ng If y ou no l ong er w a nt to share a v olume , fo ll ow t hese steps: 1 In the Mac OS environment, open the PC Setup control panel. 2 Open the Sharing pop-up menu and choose the name of the volume you want to stop sharing. A w ar ni ng m e ss a g e app ears telli ng y ou t hat the item will no lon g er be av[...]
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Con fi g uring t h e PC ser i a l po r ts Y our PC Compat ib ility Car d supports tw o seri al por ts, C O M1 and CO M2 . Y ou can as s i gn the se por ts to M acintosh seri al por ts (s uch a s the pri nter or m odem por t) or to a te xt f ile f or l ater proces s i ng . Or you c an lea ve t he por ts unas s i gned. No t e : If y ou are us ing t h[...]
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IMPORTANT M ac O S pro gram s c a nnot acce ss a port that y ou ’ v e as s i gned to t he PC en v ironment. If y ou ’ re tryi ng t o print , f ax , or u se y our modem in the Mac OS e nvi r o n m ent, and y ou g et a w ar ni n g me ss a g e that t h e por t requested i s bus y or i n use , then y ou n eed to una s s i gn a PC CO M port i n the [...]
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Building a cu s to m c ab l e The f o ll o win g c h art l i s ts th e si gnal s pre sent on the Mac intosh Mini DIN-8 seri al connect or and the pins that c ar ry these s i gnal s on PC-sty le DB-9 and D B-25 connect ors . Y ou c an use t his inf or mati on t o buil d a cust om c able t o c onnect y our PC-c ompati ble seri al de v ice t o a Mac i[...]
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Se tt i ng u p y o u r D OS co n fi g u ra t i o n f i les When y ou i nstall the PC Compat ib ility Car d s of tw are , it mak es all t he n ece ss ary modif ic at ions t o y our DO S C ONF IG .S Y S a nd A UT OE XEC .B A T f ile s . How e v er , there ma y be time s w hen y ou w ant t o modify the se file s . Fol l o w t h e s e gui d eli n es: E[...]
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Se tt i n g the n u m ber o f dr i v e le tt ers Y ou c an share f ol ders a nd v olum es wit h the PC b y as s i gning t hem to PC dri v e letters . Wh en y ou install y our PC so f tw are , the statement LASTDRIVE=M is inc l uded in the CONF IG .S Y S file . This allo w s y ou to v ie w up to nine f ol ders or v o lume s at once . To c ha ng e th[...]
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Th is c hapter descri b es t he so ft w are that y ou use t o w ork in the PC en v ironment , t o s witc h betw een the Mac O S and PC en v ironments , and to share informati on betw een both en v i ronments . Thi s c h ap ter de scribes t he f oll o wi ng: m sw itc hi ng betw een the Mac O S a nd PC en v ironments m tur ning the PC on and of f m u[...]
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58 Chapter 4 Sw i t ch i n g be tw e en t he Mac O S a n d PC en v i ro n men t s Ev en thou gh the Mac O S and PC en v ironments are r unni n g simu ltan eous l y , y ou c an onl y use one en v ironment at a tim e . T here are three methods y ou can use to s w itch betw een the Mac O S and the PC . Sw i t c h i ng w i th t he PC Se t u p co n t ro[...]
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59 Working in the PC Environment Sw i t c h i ng w i th t he Co n t ro l Str i p If y ou ha v e the C ontro l S trip open i n the Mac O S , y ou c an use the PC Setup mod ule to s witch t o the PC . Wi t h th e C ontro l S trip v i s ib le , f ollo w t hese steps: 1 Open the pop-up menu in the PC Setup module of the Control Strip and choose “Swit[...]
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To s e t a n e w hot ke y , f oll o w these steps: 1I n t h e Mac OS environment, open the PC Setup control panel. 2C lick the Hot Key text box. 3T y p e the command you want to use to switch environments. The x ke y is a u tom a tica ll y i nc luded; y ou type the additi onal charac ters y ou wa n t . F or e x ample , y ou mi ght type O pti on- T [...]
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Tu r n i n g t h e P C o n a n d o ff i n t he Mac O S en v i ro n men t Tu r n i n g t h e P C o n a nd o ff w i t h the PC Se t up co n tr o l p a ne l Wi t h th e P C Se t up contr ol panel open, do on e of t h e f oll o wi ng: m To s t a r t t h e PC if it ’ s shut dow n, c li ck S tart PC i n the PC Setup c ontro l pan el. If the PC is alrea[...]
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m To tur n o f f the PC C ompati bility C ard ent i rel y , c lic k Of f at the top o f t h e PC Setup c ontro l pan el; then re star t the Mac O S . If y ou tur n of f t h e PC Compat ib ility Car d, y ou will not be able t o s witch t o th e PC env i ronment. m To tur n the PC C ompati bility C ard on, c lic k On i n the PC Setup contr ol pan el [...]
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Sta rt i n g t he PC autom a ti c ally Y ou c an set the PC to start automat ic all y when y ou star t y our computer , and y ou c an set your c omputer t o s witch t o t h e PC env i ronment aut omati c all y afte r s ta r tup . T o do this , you u se the PC S etup contr ol panel. m To s t a r t t h e PC automat ic all y whene v er y ou star t up [...]
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64 Chapter 4 Re st ar ting t h e P C in th e P C env i ronment To restart (“warm boot”) the PC in the PC environment, use one of the following keyboard combinations: m C ontro l-Alt- … (u s i ng t h e Del k e y , not the Delete k e y) m C ontro l-Alt-. (u s i ng t h e p eriod k e y on t he numeric k e ypad) To reset (“cold boot”) the PC i[...]
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Usin g fl o p py d i s k d r i v es an d f l o p p y d i sk s K eep t he fo ll owin g i n mi nd when y ou u se flopp y di s k s: m To e j ect a fl opp y dis k i n the PC env i ronment , pre s s x -E . m In t he P C en v i ronment , the flopp y di s k dri v es are A and B . m In t he PC env i ron ment , y ou c annot use a Mac O S–formatted flopp y[...]
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Usin g CD-R O M d i scs a nd d r i v es K eep t he fo ll owin g i n mi nd when u sin g CD audio di sc s and CD-R OM disc s a nd dri v e s: m In t he P C en v i ronment , pre ss x -Y t o eject a CD . If the disc c annot b e ejected (bec ause a f ile is in us e or the disc i s b eing shared) , y ou will h ear a beep . m Y ou c an star t a n audio CD [...]
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No t e : If the so f tw are f or y our t w o-butt on de v i ce do es not aut omat ic all y c onf i gure y our dev ice f or t he PC or do e s not i nc lude a “W indow s Ri ght Mouse B utton ” option, y ou ma y b e able t o as s i gn the = (equal) k e y to t h e ri ght butt on. Usin g keyb o ar d s Y ou c an use all A pple k e y boar ds with y ou[...]
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Cop y i ng a nd past ing infor m ati on b e t w ee n t he Ma c O S a n d W i nd o w s en v i ro nment s Y ou can ex c hang e cer tai n kinds of informati on b etween t he Mac O S a nd Wi ndo w s env i ronments us ing t he Cop y and P aste c omma nds i n the Edit menu in bot h env i ron ments . T o do this , the PC Clipboar d ex tens ion and Macinto[...]
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m If y ou w a nt to trans f er i nf or mation fr om the Mac O S Clipboard t o Wi ndo w s 9 5 , mak e s ure that W i ndo w s 9 5 is running bef ore y ou s witc h en v ironments . m S ounds c annot b e tra ns f er red on the Clipboar d b etw een the Mac O S a nd W indow s 9 5 . Y ou must use a s ound trans lat i on pro gram t o tra nsf er s ound f il[...]
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Tr a n s f e r ri ng large bitmap image s If y ou are trans ferri ng l ar g e bi tmap ima g es fr om the PC t o the Mac O S en v ironment , y ou ma y ha v e t o increase the memory all ocated t o t he PC C lipboar d appli c ati on. T o increase t h e memory all o cat ion, f oll ow t hese steps: 1 Open the System Folder and then open the Extensions [...]
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Usin g s h a r e d f o lde rs a nd v o l u mes Y ou c an share Mac O S f o lders and v o lume s with t h e PC by a s s i gni ng them dri v e letters . T h e M A CS HA RE utility (installed with the PC s uppor t softw a r e ) make s thi s pos s ible . No t e : When you nam e a f ol der in the Macint osh en v ironment that y ou intend to s h a r e wi[...]
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Wi t h M a c i nt osh PC Ex chan ge , y ou c an see , m o v e , and c op y PC do cuments as ic ons in the Mac O S . Ho we ver , y ou ma y not be able t o op en e v ery ki nd of PC f ile in the Mac O S . If you c a n ’ t op en a file or if t he file i s not disp la yed proper l y , try one of t he f oll o wi ng: m T ry op ening the f ile us ing a [...]
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C ons ult thi s c hapter when y ou ha v e que sti ons about us ing t he PC en v ironment on y our Mac intosh . If y ou ha v e que sti ons about us ing W i ndo w s 9 5 or PC app lic at ion pr ogram s , see the manuals t hat c ame wit h y our operating s y stem so f tw are or pro grams . WARNING If y ou ha v e a problem with y our PC compatib ility h[...]
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74 Chapter 5 Sta r t i n g u p The Macintosh “freezes” during startup. Re s t a r t t h e computer w hile hol ding do wn t he Shif t k e y . T his turns of f exte nsi ons . Af ter the computer starts up , restart the computer a g ain. If t he co mputer still doesn ’ t star t up , cons u lt the troub leshoot ing inf or mati on i n the use r ?[...]
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In t he P C S e tup contr ol panel, mak e s ure t he On button i s selec ted. If it is , cl i ck St a r t P C at the bottom o f t h e contro l pan el. If the On butt on is not selec ted, c lic k it; t hen restart your M ac i ntosh . Op en the PC Setup c ontro l pan el a g ain a nd c lic k S tar t PC . If the On butt on is se lected and y ou ha v e [...]
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76 Chapter 5 Sw i t ch i n g t o an d f ro m t he PC I can’t remember the command I set to switch back from the PC environment to the Mac OS. In t he P C en v i ronment , y ou c an alw a y s u se x -R eturn to s witch b ac k t o the M ac O S en v i ronment. T o chan ge t he command, see “ S witching B et ween t he M ac O S and PC E nv i ronment[...]
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Also , m a ke sure dri v e C is a s si gn ed t o a dri v e c ontai n er or hard dis k dri v e t hat c ontains DO S or W indow s s o ft w are . If y ou c an ’ t find a dri v e c ontain er , it ma y ha v e b een i nstalled on an ex ter nal dri v e t hat is not turn ed on, or on remo v ab le medi a that i s not a v ail able . Or the dri v e ma y ha [...]
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Ma ke s ure that y ou ’ v e conf i gured y our v ideo s o ft w are cor rect l y . T h e PC Co mpati bility C ard does not s uppor t res olut i ons greater than 1 280 x 1 0 2 4 . F or m ore informati on, see Chapter 2 , “Installing the PC C ompat ibility C ar d Softw are , ” and Appendix E , “C onfi guring V ideo So f tw are . ” The P C S [...]
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Some a ppl ic ati on pro gram s that write direct l y t o the hard w are (especi all y ga me s) ma y not w ork wit h som e monit ors . C ontac t the s of tw are company and as k i f the so ft w are has a s witch t o f orce it t o mak e B IO S c all s . The PC Setup control panel does not report the correct monitor type. Hol d do wn the Opti on ke y[...]
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80 Chapter 5 Pro b l e m s u s in g a mod em My modem is not working correctly in Windows 95. T ry disab ling t h e “U se flo w c ontro l” or “U se er ror c ontro l” opti ons f or the m odem . T o do so , fo ll ow t hese steps: 1. In W i ndow s 9 5 , c li ck t he Start button, c hoose the Sett ing s menu item , and th en c hoose C ontro l P[...]
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Pro b le m s with fi l e s and di s ks I can’t eject my floppy disk or CD when I am in the PC environment. To e j ect a fl opp y dis k i n the PC env i ronment , pre s s x -E . T o eject a CD in the PC en v ironment , pre ss x -Y . If y ou are unable t o ejec t the dis k us ing t he ke y boar d comb i nation, t he dis k ma y be i n use . Cl ose a[...]
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I want to change the size of my drive container. Once a dri v e c ontain er is created, its s ize c annot be chang ed. If y ou need t o in crea se the s ize o f y our dri v e c ontai n er i n order t o install more app lic at ions or file s , y ou can create another dri v e container a nd as s i gn it to dri v e D . I inserted a PC-formatted disk i[...]
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I am unable to use Microsoft Backup. In W i ndow s 9 5 , y ou c annot use Mi cros of t B ac kup b ecau se it needs a PC flopp y dri v e contr oller t hat do es not e x ist in y our Mac intosh . Y ou can use a M ac O S b ackup pr o gram t o bac k up y our PC c ontai n er file . Y ou c an use Micr os of t B ac kup i n W i ndow s 3 . 1 or W i ndo w s [...]
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Pro b le m s with inf orm ation tr ans fe r Copying and pasting between environments isn’t working. Onl y certai n ki nds of inf or mati on c an b e cop ied and pasted. See “C op ying a nd P a sting Inf ormati on Bet w een the Mac O S and W indow s Env i ronments ” in Chapter 4 f or more inf ormati on. Co py i n g a nd past i n g b etw een Ma[...]
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m Ins t ead of c op yi ng and pastin g , u se a shared fo lder t o transf er an entire f ile from one en v iron ment to another . Some M acint osh a nd W i ndow s pro grams c an op en file s created on oth er pl atf or ms . For e x ample , Clar isW orks ® f or W indow s c an op en Clari sW ork s file s created i n th e M ac O S en v iron ment , a [...]
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Com m u n ica t i o n a nd ne tw o rk p r o b le m s I can’t connect to a network in the PC environment. Ma ke s ure that y our netw orki ng s o ft w are is pr op erl y installed and conf i gured (see the sect ion on installing netw ork s upport f or W indow s or W i ndo w s 9 5 in Chapter 2 , “Installi ng t h e PC Compat ib ility Car d So f tw[...]
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Con fi g u r ation pr o bl em s I can’t assign a COM port to a Macintosh serial port. CO M por ts c annot b e as s i gned to M ac i ntosh seri al por ts that are in use b y an appli c ati on or netw ork s o ft w are . If y ou a ss i gn a C O M por t t o a Mac intosh seri al por t, t he serial port cannot be use d by th e M ac OS unt il y ou una s[...]
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Check t hat the A UT OEXEC .B A T and CONF IG .S Y S file s contain the fol lo w i n g l i n e s : AUTOEXEC.BAT (for Windows 95) SET SOUND=C:PROGRA~1CREATIVECTSND SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 H5 P330 T6 SET MIDI=SYNTH:1 MAP:E AUTOEXEC.BAT (for Windows) SET SOUND=C:VIBRA16 SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 H5 P330 T6 SET MIDI=SYNTH:1 MAP:E C:VIBRA16DIAGNOSE /S[...]
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I’m using Windows or Windows for Workgroups, and I can’t play audio CDs with the Media Player or CD utilities. Re in stall t he MCI CD A udio dri v er fr om y our ori ginal W i ndo w s i nstallat ion dis ks . T o i nstall this dri v er , op en the Contr ol P a nel ic on i n the Main pro gram group . Double-c lic k the Dri v ers i con, se lect [[...]
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When I print a document in the PC environment, the top and bottom get clipped. If y ou ’ re us ing Epson emu lat i on, op en PC Pri nt S pooler in the Extens i ons fo ld er , choose Pre f erences fr om the F ile menu, and select “ G aps between pa g es . ” I n the PC en v ironment , conf i gure y our applic at ions t o print t o a 6 0-lin e p[...]
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I can’t print a test page in Windows 95. When y ou use A dd Printer W izar d t o set up a printer , do not print a test pa g e until t he pri nter is c onf i gured ac cor di ng t o the instr uct ions in “ Sett ing Up Printing in W indow s 9 5” in Chapter 3 , “ Sett ing Up the PC Env i ronment. ” The n y ou c an pri nt a test sheet b y doi[...]
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Ot her p r o b le ms I’m running applications in both environments and they seem sluggish. Si gnific ant dri v e ac ces s in one env i ronment (inc luding file sharin g) c an cau se a s lo w do wn in the other . The PC environment is frozen, and pressing Control-Alt- … doesn’t reset the system. T ry restarting b y pre s sin g x -C ontro l-Alt[...]
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93 To comp letel y remo v e y our PC Compat ib ility Car d hard w are from y our P o w er Maci nt osh 7 300 PC-C ompati ble c omputer , fo ll ow t he i nstr ucti ons in this appendix. To remo v e t he car d t o add memory , see Appendix B f or instr uct ions on ho w to open the computer , a nd Appendix C f or ho w t o add memory . To lear n ho w t [...]
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Wh at yo u need Yo u’ ll b e remo v i n g y our PC C ompati bility C ard and audio c ab les . F or y our audio t o w ork c or rect l y , y ou ’ll n eed t o i nstall the audio ribbon c able , sho w n be lo w on t h e lef t , that c ame wit h y our c omputer . Y ou will als o need t o i nstall th e me t a l por t acce s s co v er , show n belo w [...]
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Remov ing t h e P C C ompat ibility Card hardw a re Op eni ng th e co m p ut er , e x p a ns i o n ca r d co v e r , a nd c h ass i s F or detailed i nstr uct ions on openi ng y our c omputer , ex pansi on c ar d co v er , a nd c has s is , i nc luding importa nt precaut ions , see Appendix B . Disc onn e c ti n g the ca b les 1U nplug the audio ca[...]
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To remo v e a small p lu g attac hed to t h e car d, gra sp the si de s of t he plu g and pull f i r ml y . It ma y help t o g entl y rock t he plu g from s i de t o si de as y ou pull. IMPORTANT Do not attempt t o use p liers t o remo v e an y plu gs; y ou ma y dama g e the plu g s , t he car d, or y our c omputer . 2 Remove any other cables from [...]
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Remov ing t h e c ar d 3G rasp the card by its edges (without touching any components on the card) and pull it straight out of the slot. IMPORTANT Do not roc k the c ard s i de to s i de as y ou remo v e it. Do i ng s o ma y break the c ard or dama ge the s lot. Inst al li ng th e p o rt a c ce ss co v er 4S lide the port access cover into the port[...]
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99 If y ou ha v e remo v ed y our PC C ompatib ility Car d from y our P o w er Mac intosh 4400 c o m puter and w ant t o reinstall it , see the PC C omp at i bi l i ty C ar d U pdat e th at cam e with y our c omputer . If y ou ha v e remo v ed y our PC C ompatib ility Car d from y our P o w er Mac intosh 730 0 c o m puter and w ant t o reinstall it[...]
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Wh at yo u need Bef ore be gi nni n g the i nstallat ion pr o ces s , mak e s ure y ou ha v e the PC Co mpati bility C ard and the audi o c able s . PC Compatibility Card Audio cables for SCSI CD-ROM drives (2) WARNING Th e installati on o f the PC Compat ib ility Card i s techni c all y com p lex . Unle s s y ou are comf or table i nstalli ng c om[...]
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Inst a llin g t h e P C C om p a t i b ili t y C a r d h a r d wa r e Th ere are se v eral steps t o installi ng y our PC C ompat ib ility Car d hard w are: m openi ng t he computer m disc onnect i ng the CD-R OM audi o c able m openi ng t he ex pansi on c ard c o v er and cha s s is m in serting t he PC Compat ib ility Car d m c onnect i ng t h e [...]
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3P ress the two release buttons under the front panel and slide the cover toward you approximately two inches. Release buttons 102 Appendix B[...]
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4 Remove the cover from the computer. After y ou ’ v e s lid the c o v er f orw ard about t w o i nches , lift it strai ght up and of f th e co m puter . 103 Reinstalling the PC Compatibility Card in Your Power Macintosh 7300 Computer[...]
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5 Touch the metal part of the power supply case inside the computer. Alw ay s do t his bef ore y ou touc h any parts , or i nstall a ny c omponents, ins ide th e co m puter . T ouc hing the po w er s uppl y c a se helps relea se stat ic elec tric ity from y our body and pre v ent pos s ible dama ge t o inter nal components . IMPORTANT Y ou c an co [...]
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6D i s c onnect the power cord. Re mo ve the po wer c or d from the b ack o f y our c omputer . 105 Reinstalling the PC Compatibility Card in Your Power Macintosh 7300 Computer[...]
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Disc onn e c ti n g the CD-R O M a ud i o cab l e 7D isconnect the audio ribbon cable from the CD-ROM drive. Y our P o wer M acint osh PC-C ompati ble c omputer c ame wit h a n audio ribbon ca bl e that y ou c onn ected from y our CD-R OM dri v e to y our M acint osh lo gi c board a fter y ou remo v ed the c ard. Y ou need to di sc onn ect thi s c [...]
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Op eni ng th e ex pa nsi on c ard co v er a n d c ha ssi s 8 Flip open the expansion card cover. 9P osition the support foot. Th e s uppor t f oot hol ds the computer ’ s cha s s is w hen y ou op en it. Support foot (front of computer) (front of computer) 107 Reinstalling the PC Compatibility Card in Your Power Macintosh 7300 Computer[...]
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10 Unlock the chassis release switches. 11 Lift the chassis and rest it on the support foot. Make sure the support arm is engaged. You can use this tab to lift the top chassis. Move the release switches toward the inside of the computer to unlock the top chassis. 108 Appendix B[...]
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What y ou do nex t depends on whether y ou are installi ng a PC S eri al a nd Pa r a llel C ard. m If y ou w a nt t o i nstall a PC Seri al a nd P arallel C ard, y ou need t o connect the pe ripheral flex c ab le to y our PC C ompat ibility C ard no w . See the PC Seri al a nd P arallel C ard manual f or instr ucti ons . T hen retur n t o thi s ma [...]
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Ins e r t ing t h e PC Co m pa t i b i l i t y Ca r d 12 Prepare the first PCI expansion slot. Y ou need to install y our PC C ompat ibility C ard in the first PCI e x pa nsi on slo t , the s lot c lose st t o the center of t he computer . m If there is alread y a c ar d in the fi rst sl ot , mo v e it t o a dif f erent s l ot. If y ou will be i ns[...]
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13 Align the card with the first expansion slot. Ali gn the c ard ’ s connect or end (g o ld in co lor) wit h the first PCI e xpans ion sl ot. T h e por ts on the car d shoul d f ace the port acces s openi ng on t h e com puter ’ s bac k panel. 14 Insert the card. The end o f the c ar d should en g ag e t h e car d g uide at t he front o f the [...]
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Con nect i ng the Sou nd Ou t c abl e 15 Disconnect the audio ribbon cable from the Macintosh logic board. Thi s c ab l e i s c onnected near the DRAM DIMM s l ots . T he connect or has f our pi n s a nd ma y b e labeled “CD A U DI O ” on t he board. Thi s is th e sa m e ca bl e y ou di sconnected fr om the CD-R OM dri ve in step 7 . Y ou will [...]
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16 Pull the cable through the hole in the chassis and set it aside. Don ’ t for ce the c able . If it re si sts , j i g gle it or f eed it b ac k thr ou gh the hole and try pulling it l oose a g ai n. K eep t his c ab le; y ou will need to re install it if you rem o v e y our PC Co mpati bility C ard a g ai n. Pull the disconnected CD cable throu[...]
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17 Plug one of the two identical SCSI audio cables into the connector labeled “REV_SND_OUT” (Reversed Sound Out) on the PC Compatibility Card. Th e audi o c able s that c am e i nstalled with y our PC C ompat ib ility Car d ma y ha v e dif f erent co lors o f tubin g at the ends to help y ou tell them apar t , but both c ab les w ork the same w[...]
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18 Route the cable over the top of the PC Compatibility Card, behind the processor card, and around the back of the Macintosh logic board. Then plug the cable into the audio connector on the logic board. Be s ure y ou route t he cab le betw een the proces s or c ard and the bac k panel (not o v er the t op o f the proces s or c ard) . K eep t he ca[...]
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Con nect i ng th e CD I n ca b le t o the ca rd 19 Plug the other SCSI audio cable into the connector labeled “CD IN” on the far upper-left corner of the PC Compatibility Card. Ins e rt t he c a b l e’ s smaller plu g i nt o the connect or l ab eled “CD IN” on the PC Co mpati bility C ard. Connector labeled “CD IN” on the PC Compatibi[...]
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20 Route the second cable over the top of the PC Compatibility Card, behind the processor card, around the back of the logic board, and through the hole in the computer’s chassis. Be sure t o r oute the c able betw een the proces s or c ar d a nd the bac k pan el (not ove r t h e t op of t he pro ces s or c ard) . K eep t he cab le a w a y fr om [...]
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Repl a cing t h e c h as sis an d e x p a ns i on ca r d co v e r 21 Make sure all cards and cables are firmly connected. 22 Disengage the support arm and swing the chassis down, without pinching any cables. Make s ure the c able s y ou c onnected are a w a y fr om the h eat sin k a nd center s uppor t post. Support arm Disengage the support arm fr[...]
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23 Lock the release switches. 24 Replace the support foot. Release the support foot by unsnapping the catch with your fingertip, and swing the support foot back inside the chassis. Move the release switches toward the outside of the computer to lock the top chassis. 119 Reinstalling the PC Compatibility Card in Your Power Macintosh 7300 Computer[...]
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25 Flip the expansion card cover up and snap it back into place. (Be sure to snap the cover back down on both ends.) If the co ver doe sn ’ t snap i nto p l ace eas il y , make s ure no c ab les are in the w a y . 120 Appendix B[...]
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Con nect i ng the CD I n cab l e t o the CD-R O M d ri v e 26 Plug the audio cable you threaded through the computer’s chassis (in step 20) into the back of the CD-ROM drive. (top, back of computer) 121 Reinstalling the PC Compatibility Card in Your Power Macintosh 7300 Computer[...]
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Repl a cing th e com pu t er’ s co v e r 27 Make sure all connectors are firmly attached. Make sure these connectors were not loosened during the installation. If they have come loose, push them firmly back into place. 122 Appendix B[...]
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28 Lower the cover onto the case, leaving a two-inch gap, and then push the cover back. Two-inch gap (front of computer) 123 Reinstalling the PC Compatibility Card in Your Power Macintosh 7300 Computer[...]
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29 If you removed the security bar earlier, replace it now. Pl ace the security b ar under the front pan el and tilt t h e bar s o that t h e hook sl i d e s i n to th e slot . T hen rei nser t the scre w a nd ti ghten it into p l ace . IMPORTANT Do not o v erti ghten the scre w . Install the screw in the hole on the underside of the security bar. [...]
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30 Reconnect all equipment. Re i n s e r t t h e po wer c ab le and all other equipment c ab les . Y ou are no w finished reinstalli ng t h e ca rd. T o lear n ho w t o reconnect y our m onit ors and other equipment , see Chapter 1 . Plug the power cord into the back of the computer. 125 Reinstalling the PC Compatibility Card in Your Power Macintos[...]
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Y our PC C ompati bility C ard c ome s with R AM (random-acces s m emory) alread y i nstalled. Y ou c an i ncrease t he memory a v ail able t o t he car d b y in stallin g a DIMM (dual inli n e memory module) in the DIMM s ock et. Memory y ou add t o t h e car d i s f or the ex c lus i v e u se o f y our PC operating sy stem and ma y impro v e t h [...]
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In stallin g memory on t h e car d inv ol ve s t h e f oll o wi ng steps: m remo v i ng the c ar d m ins ta lling t h e n ew D IMM m reinstalli ng t h e car d Rem o v i ng th e ca r d 1 Open the computer. IMPORTANT F or detailed i nstr uct ions on openi ng y our P o w er Mac intosh 7 3 0 0 com puter , i nc luding importa nt precaut ions , see Appen[...]
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129 Adding Memory to Your PC Compatibility Card Otherwise , make a note o f where the audi o c able s are connected s o y ou ’ll kno w where t o reconnect t hem later . T hen grasp the s ide o f eac h plu g a nd pull f i r ml y . Be s ure t o pu ll the plu g , not the c able . It ma y h elp t o gent l y rock th e plug from s ide t o s ide a s y o[...]
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130 Appendix C Inst a llin g t h e ne w D I MM 1 Remove the DIMM from its static-proof bag. Handle the DIMM b y its ed g es . A v oi d t ouching t he connect ors . 2M ake sure the DIMM lever is in the open position. Move the ejector lever to the open position, as shown.[...]
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3P ush the DIMM into the DIMM slot until the lever snaps into the closed position. 4M ake sure the DIMM is snapped into place on both ends. When in the closed position, the ejector should engage the small semiround indentation on the side of the DIMM. Make sure the DIMM is properly seated by pressing firmly on both ends. Ribs (inside socket) The DI[...]
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Reinst a lling t h e ca rd F or more detailed instr uct ions on re i nstalli ng t he c ard into y our Po w er Maci nt osh 7 300 computer , see A pp endix B . F or detailed reinstallat ion in struct ions f or your P o w er Mac intosh 440 0 computer , see the PC Co m p a t i b ilit y Card U pdat e th at c ame wit h y our computer . 1I nsert the card [...]
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Th e PC C ompat ibility C ard s uppor ts n etw ork dri v ers t hat conf or m t o No v e ll ’ s Op en D ata-Lin k I nterf ace (OD I) and Micros o ft ’ s Netw ork Dri v er Interf ace Sp e c i fi ca ti on (NDIS) v ers i on 2 . 0 . T his appendix descri b es ho w t o install a nd c onf i gure a v ariety o f n etw ork prot oco l s of tw are a nd c l[...]
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Thi s a ppe ndix contains i nstr uct ions f or i nstalli ng and setting up t he fo llo wi ng netw ork s o ft w are combinati ons: ODI driver with the following protocols m NetB EUI and I PX/SPX in W indow s 9 5 m TC P / I P i n Wi ndow s 9 5 NDIS 2.0 driver with the following protocols m NetB EUI and I PX/SPX in W indow s 9 5 m Micr oso f t ’ s T[...]
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135 Installing Network Client Software 3 In the window that appears, select “Restart the computer in MS-DOS mode.” 4 Insert the NetWare Client Kit Disk 1 into the disk drive. 5 To switch to the disk, type the following: A: <return> 6 To start the installation process, type the following: INSTALL <return> 7 Follow the instructions on[...]
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18 Under Network Adapters, select Existing ODI Driver and click OK. C onfi g urati on tak es about 3 0 seconds . When it ’ s fini sh ed, the Ne tw o rk C onfi g urati on lists the f o llo wing: Client for Microsoft Networks Client for Novell Networks Existing ODI Driver IPX/SPX-Compatible Protocol NetBEUI 19 To share your printers or files with o[...]
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137 Installing Network Client Software 28 In the dialog box that appears, type E:APPLESETNET <return> 29 Select the following items and then click OK: m ODI radi o butt on m I PX/S PX c h eck bo x m Et he r ne t_ 8 02 . 2 radio butt on m NE TB E UI c he c k b o x 30 Close the control panel and remove the PC Compatibility Card–PC Utilities[...]
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Inst al li ng N et B EUI a n d I PX/S PX i n W i nd o w s 95 NetB EUI and I PX/SPX are aut omat ic all y i nstalled as part of t he sta ndard NetW are c lient s o ft w are v ers ion 1 . 02 i nstallat i on. R ef er t o the sect ion “Installi ng NetW are Client S of tw are V ers ion 1 . 02 for W i ndow s 9 5 , ” ear lier i n this ap pe ndix . Ins[...]
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6 In the Manufacturers list, select “(detected net drivers).” 7 In the Network Adapters list, select Existing ODI Driver, and then click OK. Th e Net w ork C onfi g urati on di alo g bo x appears . 8C l i ck Add. 9D ouble-click the Protocol icon. 10 In the Manufacturers area, select Microsoft. In the Network Protocols area, select TCP/IP. 11 To[...]
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Inst a llin g p r o t o c ol s fo r us e wi th N etwor k D r i v er I n t e r f ace S pec i f i ca t i o n (N D IS) 2 . 0 Inst al li ng N et B EUI a n d I PX/S PX i n W i nd o w s 95 Thi s s ec t i on describe s how t o set up t he NetBE UI a nd I PX/S PX prot oco ls f or use wi th a n N D IS dri v er in W indow s 9 5 . If y ou are us ing OD I, re [...]
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141 Installing Network Client Software 11 After running SETNET, make sure your PROTOCOL.INI file contains the following: PROTOCOL.INI [NDISHLP$] DRIVERNAME=NDISHLP$ BINDINGS=MACNDIS$ [PROTMAN$] DRIVERNAME=PROTMAN$ PRIORITY=NDISHLP$ [DATA] VERSION=V4.00.950 NETCARDS=MACNDIS$,MACNDIS [NETBEUI$] DRIVERNAME=NETBEUI$ LANABASE=0 SESSIONS=10 NCBS=12 BINDI[...]
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Inst al li ng Micr os oft TC P / I P-32 I P p r o t oco l st ac k i n Wi nd o w s 95 Thi s s ec t i on describe s how t o set up t he Micros o ft T CP/IP-3 2 IP prot oco l f or use wi th a n ND IS dri v er i n W indow s 9 5 . Thi s s ec t i on as s ume s that y ou are installi ng onl y the Micros o ft T CP/IP prot oco l. If y ou w a nt to install a[...]
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11 Refer to “Running the Network Protocol Setup (SETNET) Utility,” next, and follow the instructions there. 12 After running SETNET, make sure your PROTOCOL.INI file contains the following (assuming TCP/IP is the only loaded protocol): PROTOCOL.INI [ndishlp$] DriverName=ndishlp$ Bindings=MacNDIS$ [protman$] DriverName=protman$ priority=ndishlp$[...]
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144 Appendix D Runnin g t h e N e t wo r k P r o t oco l Se t up (S E T N E T) ut i l i t y A PC-compat ib le Mac intosh all o w s y ou t o connect t o m ore than on e n etw ork at a tim e , on e in the PC env i ronment and on e i n the Mac O S en v i ronment. Th e Net w ork Prot oco l Setup (S E TN ET) ut ility helps conf i g ure y our PC ne tw or[...]
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3T ype the following: E:APPLESETNET.EXE <return> Th e Net w ork Prot oco l Setup di alo g bo x appears . Y ou do not need to se lect an opti on in the Netw ork Dri v er area. T he SE TN ET utility aut omat ic all y detects the netw ork dri v er you installed. 4S elect one or more network protocols that you installed by clicking checkboxes i[...]
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9S hut down the PC by clicking Shut Down PC in the PC Setup control panel. 10 Shut down the Macintosh, wait ten seconds, and start up the Macintosh again. Y ou need to shut do w n the Mac intosh and star t it up ag ai n t o make s ure that th e netw ork s o ft w are is installed properl y . Con fi g uring t h e b ui l t-i n T CP/I P s ta ck f or P [...]
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4 Open the COM1 menu and choose Modem Port. 5S witch to the PC environment. Inst al l i ng a mode m i n Wi nd o w s 95 1 In Windows 95, click Start, choose Settings, and then choose Control Panel. 2D ouble-click the Modem icon. 3C lick Next to allow Windows 95 to autodetect the modem. If you are not using a PC modem, click “Don’t detect my mode[...]
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7C lick Diagnostics; then select the COM port that the modem is attached to (COM1). 8C lick More Info to show the characteristics of your modem; then click OK. 9C lick General and then click Properties to display the properties for your modem. 10 Click Connection; then click Advanced. 11 Make sure that the flow control and hardware handshaking opti[...]
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10 In the Network window, click Add. 11 From the list of available components, select Protocol; then click Add. 12 In the window that appears, choose Microsoft from the list of manufacturers. Then choose TCP/IP from the list of network protocols. 13 Click OK to return to the Network window. 14 Double-click TCP/IP in the list of installed network co[...]
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Thi s a ppe ndix descri bes speci al conf i g urati on opti ons f or t h e A TI v ideo ci rcuitry and A TI v ideo dri v ers t hat c ame with y our PC Compat ib ility Car d. About vi deo ca pa b i l i t ies Th e PC C ompati bility Car d com es wit h A TI v ideo circuitry and a n A TI mac h6 4 graphics ac celerat or , pro v i di ng hi gh-p erformance[...]
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152 Appendix E Ins t all ing and c onfigur in g M P EG v i deo su ppo r t F or i nstr uct ions on installi ng b as ic v ideo s o ft w are a nd select i ng monit or types in W i ndow s 9 5 , see Chapter 2 , “I nstalli n g the PC C ompati bility Ca rd Softw are , ” and Chapter 3 , “ Sett i ng Up t h e PC E n v ironment. ” T his sec ti on pro [...]
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Opt i miz ing MP EG pl ayb a c k in Win d ows 9 5 Y ou ha v e three w a y s t o opt imize M P EG file pl a yb ack perf orma nce i n Wi ndo w s 9 5: y ou c an ad just v i r tual memory , ad just CD-R OM c ac hing , or ad just A TI MP EG Pl a y er setting s . T h ere is no s i ng le b est w a y t o conf i g ure the sys t e m . T h e instr uct ions he[...]
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To s e t AT I M P EG Pl a yer pr op er tie s , f o llo w the se steps: 1C lick Start, choose Programs, and then choose ATI Multimedia. 2D ouble-click ATI Player. 3 Follow the onscreen instructions. Vid e o mo de ta b l es Thi s s ec t i on describe s the v i deo mode specif ic at ions f or A TI v ideo dri v ers usi ng DRAM . When discu ss ing c o l[...]
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DRAM a c c e l e rat or m o de Th e f o llo wing tab le lists c ol or dept hs a nd other feature s s uppor ted at v ari ous m onit or res o luti ons in graphic s mode . T he setting s listed in thi s table c an be applied t o mu lti sc an monit ors onl y . Refresh Horizontal Pixel clock Maximum color Resolution rate (Hz) frequency (kHz) (MHz) depth[...]
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Refresh Horizontal Pixel clock Maximum color Resolution rate (Hz) frequency (kHz) (MHz) depth (bpp)* 1024 x 768 43 interlaced 35.5 44.9 8, 16 60 48.3 65.0 8, 16 70 56.4 75.0 8, 16 72 58.2 75.0 8, 16 75 60.0 78.8 8, 16 90 76.2 100 —, 8 100 79.0 110 —, 8 120 96.7 130 —, 8 1152 x 864 43 interlaced 45.9 65.0 8, 16 47 interlaced 44.8 65.0 8, 8 60 [...]
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VE S A B I O S E x ten sion mo de s Th e VES A B I O S Ex tens ion s upports the fo ll owin g mode s i n multi sc an m onit ors . T o determi n e w hic h mode s y ou c an use wit h y our monit or , r un the VES A TES T utility . Maximum color Resolution depth (bpp) Graphics mode Minimum DRAM (MB) 640 x 480 8 110h, 101h 1 15 (5:5:5) 110h 1 16 (5:6:5[...]
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Fixed - fr eq ue nc y mo n i t o rs Th e f o llo wing tab les li st the re s olut ions s upported on fix ed-frequenc y (non-mult isc a n) monit ors . T he co lor dept hs f or 1 MB and 2 MB of DRAM are als o li sted. Y ou cannot c ha ng e refre sh rate and other timin g items f or fi xe d-frequenc y monit ors . Mac i nt os h 2 1 -In ch C o l or D i [...]
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Mac i nt os h 1 9-Inc h Co lo r D i s p la y Re f res h ra t e : 60 .2 kHz (horizontal) , 7 4 . 9 Hz (v er ti c al) Color depth (bpp) Resolution 1 MB 2 MB 640 x 400 16 16 640 x 480 16 16 800 x 600 8 8 1024 x 768 8 16 Mac i nt os h 1 6-Inc h Co lo r D i s p la y Re f res h ra t e : 49 .7 kHz (horizontal) , 7 4 .5 5 Hz (verti c al) Color depth (bpp) [...]
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160 Appendix E Mac i nt os h 1 2-Inc h Mo n oc h ro me D i sp la y , 1 3-I nc h Co l o r D i s pl a y , 14 - I n c h C o l o r D i spla y , and Aud i oV i s i on D i sp l a y Re f res h ra t e : 35 kHz (horizontal) , 6 6 . 6 7 Hz (v er ti c al) Color depth (bpp) Resolution 1 MB 2 MB 640 x 400 16 16 640 x 400 24 32 † 640 x 480 24 32 † † 32 is [...]
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A accessing PC files, in Mac OS environment 71–72 adapter cables, AudioVision 8 adapters Sound Blaster-compatible MIDI-to-joystick 9 VGA-to-Macintosh 5 ADB (Apple Desktop Bus) cables 8 multibutton mouse 9 Alt key 67 Apple keyboards, using 67 AppleVision monitor, connecting 8 applications, sluggish 92 ATI Video Player setup program 24 video capabi[...]
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CD-ROM audio cable 106 discs and drives 66 CDs configuring sound 42 PC Compatibility Card-PC Utilities 20–21 problems playing audio in Windows 89 types recognized 83 using 66 Windows 95 software 13, 18 chassis, replacing 118–121 Client 32 protocol for Windows 95, installing for ODI 138 cold boot 64 color depth/resolution in display 154–160 CO[...]
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163 Index disks ejecting floppy 81 restarting from 65 sharing 11 display color/resolution specifications 154–160 driver 24 non-Apple 79–80 documents, problems printing 90 DOS commands in shared volumes 48 configuring CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files 55–56 running Sound Blaster Mixerset from 87 startup problems 75 DRAM accelerator video mode [...]
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H hard disk assigning a drive letter 47–48 creating file for a drive container 15–17 partitioning 44–47 residing in SCSI chain 47–48 hardware. See PC Compatibility Card help control panel 27 DOS 47 in PC environment 70 hot key setting 60 switching between environments 59 I icons My Computer 70 PC Clipboard 70 PC Container 72 PC Print Spoole[...]
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M Macintosh. See Power Macintosh MACODI.COM and MACNDIS.DOS drivers, installing network protocols 133 Mac OS Easy Open 76 Mac OS environment busy port message 53 communications software problems 87 setting up printing 33–38 sharing volumes with PC 49–51 switching between environments xiv, 30, 58–60 problems 76–77 turning PC on and off 61–[...]
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N NDIS (Network Driver Interface Specification) 133 installing protocols for 140–143 NetBEUI protocol installing for NDIS 140–141 installing for ODI 138 NetWare Client software directory 133 installing using ODI 134–137 network client software configuring TCP/IP stack for PPP 146–149 installing protocols for NDIS 140–143 installing protoc[...]
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turning on and off with PC Setup control panel 62 using in other computers 93 video capabilities 151 PC Compatibility Card-Mac OS Software CD 14 PC Compatibility Card-PC Utilities CD 20 PC Compatibility Card Update 93 PC Compatibility Folder xiii PC Compatibility Guide 27 PC Compatibility Mac OS software 15 PC COM ports 52–53 assignment problems [...]
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PC Setup Control Strip module, using 28 PC Setup icon 58 problems with 74 PC Setup Mac OS software 15 PC Setup Switch Mac OS software 15 PC utilities installing keyboard files 22–23 QuickTime for Windows 95 software 23 Sound Blaster software for Windows 95 software 23 video software 24 PJL (Printer Job Language), printing problems 91 pointing dev[...]
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Q quick start instructions xi–xiv QuickTime copying files to PC environment 71 installing for Windows 95 23 R RAM (random-access memory), “On Board” 32 reinstalling PC Compatibility Card in Power Macintosh 7300 computer. See Power Macintosh 7300 computer removing card from Power Macintosh 7300 computer 93–97 resolution VGA 151 video mode ta[...]
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network client protocols for NDIS 140–143 protocols for ODI 134–139 running SETNET 144–146 tips for installing 133–134 preinstalled 13 SoftWindows, problems starting from 83 sound problems 87–89 recording 66 Sound Blaster compatible MIDI-to-joystick adapter 9 installing software for Windows 95 23 in PC environment 42 running Mixerset appl[...]
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V VESA BIOS Extension video mode table 157 VGA resolution 151 VGA-to-Macintosh adapter 5 video cards, connecting 3–4, 6–7 video software ATI capabilities 151 installing in Windows 95 24, 152–154 mode tables 154–160 volume sharing between Mac OS and PC environment 49–50 turning off 51 W, X , Y warm boot 64 warranty 94 WINCLIP utility, inst[...]
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The Apple Publishing System This Apple manual was written, edited, and produced on a desktop publishing system using Apple Macintosh computers and QuarkXPress. Technical illustrations were drawn in Adobe ™ Illustrator; screen shots were created and modified with system software, ExposurePro, and Adobe Photoshop. Final pages were output using Post[...]
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Apple Computer , Inc. 1 Infinite Loop Cupertino, California 95014-2084 408-996-1010 http://www.apple.com 034-0235-A Printed in U.S.A. [...]
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PC C o m p a t ib ili ty C ar d User ’ s manual for P ower Macintosh 4400 and 7300 series PC -compatible computers[...]
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K Apple Computer , Inc. © 1997 Apple Computer, Inc. All rights reserved. Under the copyright laws, this manual may not be copied, in whole or in part, without the written consent of Apple. Your rights to the software are governed by the accompanying software license agreement. The Apple logo is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in th[...]
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iii Co m m unic at ions re g ul at ion inf or mati on ix Pr efa c e Q uic k S t ar t x i 1C o n n e c t i n g M o n i t or s a nd Ot he r E q u i pme n t 1 Us in g the loopb ac k c able 2 C onn ectin g a sin gle monit or 3 C onn ectin g a monit or t o y our P ow er M acint osh 4 4 0 0 3 C onn ectin g a monit or t o y our P ow er M acint osh 7 300 4[...]
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iv Contents 2I n s t a l l i n g t h e PC Co m p a t i b i l it y Ca rd So ftw a re 1 3 In stallin g the Mac O S PC C ompat ib ility so f tw are 1 4 Cr eatin g a dri v e c ontai n er 1 5 Ins t a lling W i ndo w s 9 5 1 8 In stallin g s uppor t so f tw are f or W indo w s 9 5 20 C onfi g uri ng netw ork s upport i n W i ndow s 2 1 In stallin g PC ut[...]
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v Contents Usi ng s h a r ed v olum es 48 Sh a r i ng f iles betw een the Mac O S and the PC 4 9 Tu r n i n g o f f v olum e shari ng 5 1 Tu r n i n g o f f automat ic sharing 5 1 Se tting up y our PC on a netw ork 5 1 C onfi g uri ng t h e PC serial ports 5 2 Set ti ng up a modem or other seri al de v i ce 5 3 Bui l d i ng a cust om c ab le 54 C o[...]
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vi Contents Co py i ng a nd pastin g i nformat ion betw een the Mac O S and W indow s en v ironments 68 Tr a n s f e r r i n g lar ge b itmap ima g es 7 0 Usi ng onscreen help in the PC env i ronment 7 0 Usi ng s h a r ed fo lders and v olume s 7 1 Usi ng P C file s in the Mac O S en v ironment 7 1 5T r o u b l e shoot i ng 7 3 St a r t i ng up 7 4[...]
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App e ndi x B Re i ns ta l l i n g the PC C o m pa t i b i l i t y Ca r d i n Y ou r Pow e r M a c in to s h 73 0 0 C ompute r* 99 What y ou need 1 0 0 In stallin g the PC C ompati bility C ard har dw are 1 0 1 Openin g t h e computer 1 0 1 Disc onnect i ng the CD-R OM audi o c able 1 0 6 Openin g t h e ex pansi on c ar d co v er and c has s i s 1 [...]
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R unni ng t h e Netw ork Prot oco l Setup (S E TN E T) utility 1 4 4 C onfi g uri ng t h e built-in TCP/IP stac k f or PP P (modem) i n Wi ndo w s 9 5 1 4 6 Usi ng a m odem connected t o the Mac intosh seri al por t 1 4 6 Ins t a lling a m odem i n W i ndow s 9 5 1 4 7 Di al-up n etw orking installat ion 1 48 Mak i ng a PP P connect i on 1 4 9 App [...]
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Co mmunic ation s reg u la t i o n i n f o r ma t io n FCC declaration of conformity This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired [...]
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Industry Canada statement This Class B device meets all requirements of the Canadian interference-causing equipment regulations. Cet appareil numérique de la Class B respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada. VCCI Class 2 statement x Communications Regulation Information[...]
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Y our P o wer M acint osh computer c am e with a PC C ompat ib ility Car d ins ta lled al ong wit h all the s of tw are you need t o us e it , i nc ludi ng Wi ndo w s 9 5 . Y ou c a n r un W indow s 9 5 applic ations direct l y on y our Maci nt osh computer . Wi th a PC C ompat ib ility Car d, y ou c an m s imu ltan eous l y run Mac O S and PC appl[...]
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m copy a nd paste inf or mation betw een M ac O S and PC do cuments m pl ay Sound B l a ster–compat ib le sounds and use S ound B l aster s ound proces s ing ut ilitie s (S ound B l aster mi crophone a nd li ne i nput are not s uppor ted) m co mmunic ate with netw ork serv ers and other computers runni ng PC s of tw are Also a v a i la b l e f or[...]
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Ge tt i ng s ta rted Thi s m a nual de scribe s how t o c onnect monit ors and other equipment t o y our PC C ompati bility C ard, ho w t o set up the s of t w are t hat c ame wit h y our c ard, a nd ho w t o w ork with the PC and Mac O S en v i ronments . A ll t h e n eces sary PC C ompat ib ility Car d s of tw are has alread y b een i nstalled on[...]
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4 Follow the instructions on the screen to set up Windows 95. Y ou need the W i ndow s 9 5 Cer tif ic ate o f A ut h entic ity number f ound on the co ve r o f the W indow s 9 5 ma nual that c am e with y our PC C ompat ib ility Car d. When y ou are as ked t o install pri nter dri v ers , c lic k Cancel. T o set up printing , see Chapter 3 , “ Se[...]