Apple 8500 Series инструкция обслуживания

Th e illu strati on on t he n ex t pa g e sho w s all t he equipm ent y ou will need t o set up y our c omputer and b egin us in g it. (Note t hat y our m onit or and ke y board ma y look s li ghtl y dif f erent dependi n g on w hat y ou purc ha sed. ) Pl ace y our equipment on a stur d y , fl at s urf ace near a grounded w all out let. (Y our comp[...]

Monitor power cord (sometimes built into the monitor) Computer power cord Monitor cable (sometimes built into the monitor) Keyboard Mouse Keyboard cable (sometimes built into the keyboard as shown here) Monitor Macintosh computer Apple Plain T alk Microphone (optional)[...]

3 Getting Started Plu g ging in th e co m p u t er Bef ore y ou plu g y our M acint osh into a w all sock et , care fu ll y read all the setup instr uct ions in thi s c hapter . T h en, bef ore y ou connect an ything t o y our Maci nt osh, f o ll o w the instr uct i ons i n thi s sect i on t o p lu g it in. Th e plu g grounds t he computer and prot[...]

Inst a llin g an e x pans i o n c a rd If y ou purchased an e x pansi on c ard f or your M ac intosh, install it no w . (See Ap p e ndix B , “I nstalli ng an Ex pans ion C ar d, ” f or instr ucti ons . ) If y ou don ’ t ha v e t o install an ex pansi on c ard, g o on t o the n ex t secti on, “C onnect ing a Monit or . ” Con n ect i ng a m[...]

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 gn ed t o p lu g int o the bac k of y our com puter . So me monit or pow er cords mu st b e connected t o a grounded elec tric al outlet , not t o the c omputer . Chec k the i[...]

Con n e ct i ng the monit or c able After y ou plu g i n the monit or po w er cor d, y ou connect t he monitor c able t o th e com puter ’ s monit or port. To c onnect the monit or c able , f o llo w these steps: 1A ttach the monitor cable to the monitor. On s ome monit ors , the c ab le is alread y attached. 2A ttach the monitor cable to the mon[...]

Con n ect i ng th e mous e and ke yboard Y ou ha v e a c ho ice o f se v eral k e yboar ds f or your M ac intosh . Th e w a y y ou c onnect t he mouse and k e yboar d dep ends on whether the ke y boar d has a separate c ab le or a built-in c able . Con n ect in g a k e yb o a r d w it h a bu i l t-i n cab le 1P lug the mouse cable into the recessed[...]

8 Chapter 1 Con n ect in g a k e yb o a r d w it h a sepa rat e cab le 1P lug the mouse cable into the port on either side of the keyboard. Most ri ght-handed p eople pre f er t o u se the mou se with t heir right hand; most lef t-handed people pref er to u se t hei r lef t hand. Plu g the mouse into t he por t on the s ide y ou pref er . The p l u[...]

9 Getting Started Con n e ct i n g ot her eq u i p me n t If y ou are n e w t o t he Mac intosh, it ’ s a g ood idea t o get s ome e x p erience us i n g y our c omputer bef ore y ou connect other equipm ent , suc h a s a printer or sc anner . T o lear n ba s ic Mac intosh s kill s , c ont inue with the i nstr uct i ons in this cha p t er . When [...]

2 Turn on your computer by pressing the Power key on the keyboard or pressing the power button on the front panel of the computer. The P o w er k e y is mark ed wit h a tri ang le . Its l ocat i on depends on whi c h keybo ard y ou ha ve . Y ou h ear a tone from t he computer a s it star ts up . 10 Chapter 1[...]

3C heck to see what’s on your screen. Yo u ’ ll see a sequence of me s sa g e s de scrib ing w hat i s happeni n g , f o llo wed b y th e E n e rgy S a ve r di alo g bo x . m If y ou ’ re a beginni ng Ma cint osh u ser , pre s s the R etur n k e y . m If y ou ’ re an ex perienced Mac intosh u ser , y ou ma y w ant to set y our energ y- sa v[...]

m If , when y ou pres s R etur n, y ou see the Macint osh de s kt op (show n here) , y our s y stem s o f tw are is alread y set up c or rect ly . S kip no w t o “What ’ s Ne x t?” m If y ou see a bli n king que st ion mark , see “ So luti ons t o Comm on Prob lems ” in Chapter 6 . m If y ou see a n ythin g el se on y our screen, or if y [...]

Pr o bl e m s tu r n in g yo u r co m pu t er o n? If y ou don ’ t see anyt hing on the screen, c heck t hese item s t o see if y ou can ide nti fy the pr oblem: m Is the computer plu g ged into a po wer s ource? If it i s plu g ged into a po wer strip , is the po w er strip turn ed on? m Is the computer tur ned on? T h e po wer -on li ght on the[...]

Wh at’ s ne xt? Yo u’ ve finished setting up y our computer . C ontinue with one o f the fol l ow i n g steps: m If y ou are n e w t o t he Mac intosh, tur n to t he n ex t sect i on, “ Lear ni ng th e Ba sic s . ” When y ou ’ v e lear n ed the ba s ic Mac intosh s kill s , tur n to t he sect i on, “ Sa v ing Ener g y W ith the En er g [...]

Learn i ng th e basics If y ou are n e w t o t he Mac intosh, y ou should be gin by l ooking at t he eas y-t o-u se pro gram called t he Mac int osh T utori al. Th e tutori al teaches y ou th e b as ic s kills y ou ’ll n eed t o u se y our computer . T o start the tutori al , f oll o w th ese steps: 1S lide your mouse along your mouse pad or desk[...]

3W ith the tip of the arrow on the question mark, press and hold down the mouse button. A list o f cho ice s (c alled a menu ) appears . T his i s t he Gui de ( h ) menu, w hic h is the pl ace t o g o w hen y ou ha v e a quest i on about ho w t o u se y our c omputer . 4W hile holding down the mouse button, move the arrow until the words “Macinto[...]

Rev iewing t h e b a sic s Y ou c an use the f ollo wi ng illu strati ons t o rev ie w the elements y ou use on y our screen t o do w ork wit h y our computer . Men us The st r i p acros s the top o f t he screen is c alled the menu bar . T he s ymbo l s and wo rd s i n it repre sent menu s o f commands . T o open a menu, pl ace t he pointer on the[...]

Icons Ic ons are small p ic ture s that repre sent dis ks , program s , do cuments and fo ld ers . Y ou c an double-c lic k any i c on t o open 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 like[...]

Sa v i ng e ner g y w i t h t he E ner g y Sa v er co n t ro l pa nel When y ou sa ve ener gy , y ou s a v e natural re s ource s and reduce polluti on. Y our Powe r M a ci nt osh contains f eature s that aut omatic all y sa v e ener g y . Y ou c an inc r ea se the ener g y sa v ing s by u s ing t he E ner g y S a ver c ontr ol panel t o turn y our[...]

20 Chapter 1 Pu t ting your com p u t e r t o sl eep Y our Po wer M ac intosh i s pre-set t o put itse lf t o s leep af ter 30 minutes o f in ac t i v ity . When y our c omputer g oes t o sleep , the screen dims t o sa v e ener g y a nd t o pre vent ima ge s from “bur ning ” i nt o the screen . Y ou do not lose an y o f th e inf ormation y ou w[...]

21 Getting Started Tu r n i n g t h e co m pu te r o ff Usin g t h e Po w e r key To t u r n t h e c o mputer o f f u s ing t he Po wer k e y on the ke y board, f oll o w t hese ins t ruc t i ons: 1I f the computer is in sleep, press the Power key (or any other key on the keyboard except Caps Lock) to wake it. F or informati on on t he sleep f eatu[...]

22 Chapter 1 Usin g t h e Shut Down c omma nd Y ou c an als o tur n your c omputer o f f by u s ing t he Shut D o w n c ommand i n the Sp e cia l m e n u . F o llo w these steps: 1I f the computer is in sleep, press the Power key (or any key on the keyboard except Caps Lock) to wake it. 2M ove the tip of the arrow to the word “Special” at the t[...]

Tr o u ble? If a problem wit h the computer pre v ents y ou from u s ing the P o wer ke y on t he ke y board or c hoosing S hut Do w n —f or ex amp le , if the computer “freeze s ” so t hat the po inter do es not re spond to t he mouse—y ou c an tur n of f th e com puter b y pre s s ing t he pow er button on t he front o f the c omputer . U[...]

Wh e r e to find an swe r s When y ou ha v e que st i ons about us i n g y our Macint osh, there are se veral pl ace s y ou can look f or ans wers . In this book Use this book to help you set up your computer and learn about it, or to find solutions to problems with your equipment. In the Guide menu The Guide menu (marked with the h icon) is your m[...]

If y ou ha ve pr ob lems wit h a par ticu l ar app lic ati on pro gram , contac t t he manuf acturer o f the pro gram. R ef er to t he secti on “Obtaini ng Updated A pp le So ft wa re , ” i n Chapter 6 f or inf ormati on about g ettin g updated A pple s of tw are . Re fe r t o “ A s k App le Onlin e T echni c al S uppor t” in the same sec t[...]

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27 Th eG ui de menu is y our mai n source o f inf ormation w h en you ’ re w orking with y our computer . T h e menu i s ident ified b y a que sti on mark ( h ) in the upper -right c or n er of the screen . 2 Ge tt i n g He l p Use the instructions in this chapter to learn about the help available to you in the Guide menu.[...]

Ge tt i ng a ns w e rs t o y ou r q uest i on s When y ou ha v e a que st i on w hile w orking wit h y our computer , y ou can g et the an sw er by c hoos ing M ac intosh G ui de fr om the Gui de ( h ) menu . 1P ull down the Application menu (in the upper-right corner of the screen) and choose Finder to make it the active application program. A c h[...]

3N otice the three buttons at the top of the window: Topics, Index, and Look For. Maci nt osh Gu ide gi v e s y ou three w a y s o f finding inf ormation: m Topics lets y ou choose from a li st o f g eneral s ub jects; it is like t he table o f c ontents in a book. m Index lets y ou choose from an alphabetic al list o f more spec ifi c s ubjec ts; [...]

2C lick “Customizing Your Computer” in the list of topics. When y ou c lic k any t opic area, a li st o f re lated que sti ons appears on the right sid e o f the Macint osh Gu i 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 i ons f or [...]

Ge tt i ng a ns we rs w i t h t he I n de x bu tt o n 1 In the Macintosh Guide window, click the Index button. An alphabetic al list o f s ubjec ts appears on the lef t s ide o f the wi ndo w . 2S croll through the alphabetical list until the phrase “background pattern” is visible. Y ou c an scroll t hr ou gh t he list eit her b y dra g gi ng t[...]

4C lick the question “How do I change the background pattern?” and then click OK. Or double-click the question. A small window appears with instr uct i ons f or you t o f oll o w . 5 Read and follow the instructions in the window. Maci nt osh Gu ide pr o v ide s step-by-step instr ucti ons t o ans wer t he quest i on y ou selec ted. When y ou h[...]

Ge tt i ng a ns we rs w i t h t he L oo k F o r b u tt o n 1 In the Macintosh Guide window, click the Look For button. A small bo x app ears on the lef t si de of t he wi ndow , w here y ou c an typ e tex t. 2C l i ck the arrow button to activate the text box. 3T ype “trash” in the text box and then click Search. When y ou c lic k Searc h, a li[...]

4C lick the question “How do I turn off the Empty Trash warning?” and then click OK. Or double-click the question. A small window appears with instr uct i ons f or you t o f oll o w . 5 Read and follow the instructions in the window. Maci nt osh Gu ide pr o v ide s step-by-step instr ucti ons t o ans wer t he quest i on y ou selec ted. When y o[...]

35 Getting Help Ti ps f or usi ng Mac i n t os h Gu i de Here are a f e w t ips f or us ing M ac intosh G ui de e f f ec ti v e l y: m Maci nt osh Gu ide i s a v ail able onl y w hen y ou are in the Finder—the de s kt op area where y ou c an see the ic ons o f di s ks , f ol ders , and file s . (Other pro gram s ma y als o ha v e h elp a v ailab [...]

36 Chapter 2 Ident i fyi ng object s on the scre en So me ti me s y ou ’ll see an unf amili ar item on the screen and as k y ourse lf , “What ’ s that?” Y ou c an get an ans wer b y u s ing a M ac intosh f eature know n as Ba ll oon Help . Ba ll oon Help e x p l ains the functi on of ic ons , menus , commands , and other items on t he Mac i[...]

Learn i ng us e f u l shor tc uts Y ou c an p erf or m many ta s ks in the Finder more quic kl y if y ou use k e yboar d or mou se shor tcuts . F or ex amp le , instead of c lic king an ic on and choos i n g Op en from t he File menu, y ou c an simp l y double-c lic k t he icon t o op en it. Fol l ow t h e s e s t eps t o lear n k e yboar d a nd mo[...]

3 Read about the shortcuts available for the category you selected. Click th e right arro w i n the lo w er -ri ght cor n er o f the window t o di sp l a y the ne x t wi ndo w (if t here is one) . 4W hen you finish reading about the shortcuts for your category, click the Topics (or h ) button in the lower-left corner to return to the main Macintosh[...]

39 Yo u r c o m p u t e r at a glanc e Th e illu strati on on t he n ex t pa g e sho w s a ba s ic P ow er M ac intosh s y stem, read y t o u se . (R emember that y our m onit or and ke yboar d ma y app ear sli ghtl y dif f erent fr om the ones p ic tured here , dep endi n g on w hat y ou purc ha sed. ) Y ou c an als o ex pa nd y our computer s y s[...]

Your computer’s ports and connectors SCSI port g Connects your Macintosh to SCSI equipment such as external hard disk drives and scanners. Ethernet port (AAUI) G Connects your Macintosh to a high-speed Ethernet network using an adapter. Ethernet port (10BASE-T) G Connects your Macintosh to a high-speed 10BASE-T Ethernet network. Modem port (GeoPo[...]

Monitor port ™ Connects a monitor to your Macintosh. Apple desktop bus V Connects your Macintosh to an input device, such as a (ADB) port keyboard or a trackball. Audio input ports - Connects your Macintosh to the RCA-type audio output ports (left & right) of video or audio equipment such as VCRs and tape decks. Audio output ports - Connects [...]

About y our c omput er’ s A / V pa ne l Th e b ac k o f y our c omputer ha s an A/V pa n el with ports that allo w you t o c onnect a v ariety o f audi o and v i deo in put and output de v ice s . Con n e ct i n g au dio e quip m e nt Y our Mac intosh c a n pl a y a nd rec ord stereo s ound from a v ariety o f s ource s . Y ou c an listen t o or [...]

43 Connecting Additional Equipment About y our c omput er’ s sound por ts Th es ound in put por t is mark ed with an ic on o f a micr ophone . Th e sound output por t is mark ed wit h an icon o f a sp eak er . Th e c omputer ’ s s ound por ts accept these 3 . 5 mm connect ors: Th e smaller c onnect or (a “ stereo mi niplu g ”) is f ound mos[...]

Y our computer al s o has ports that ac cept lef t and ri ght audi o in put and output th ro u gh R C A-typ e connect ors . Th ese c onnect ors are f ound on de v ice s li ke VCRs and tap e dec ks . (See the pre v iou s sec ti on, “ About Y our C omputer ’ s A/V Pa n e l , ” f or more informati on on t he typ e s o f equipm ent y ou c a n att[...]

3S hut down the Macintosh and turn off the audio equipment. 4A ttach the cable to the audio equipment and to the appropriate sound or audio port on the Macintosh. To hear or recor d incoming s ound on t he computer u s ing a c able with a stereo miniplu g , c onnect the audio equ ipment t o the sound input por t ( X ) . If you ’ re usi ng a cabl [...]

Do not use the round omni directi onal mi crophone s upp lied with s ome other Maci nt osh mode ls . Fo llo w the se steps t o c onnect and posit i on the micr ophone: 1S hut down the Macintosh. 2P lug the microphone’s connector into the sound input port ( X ) on the back of the computer. 3P lace the microphone at the top center of the monitor, s[...]

Con n e ct i ng e xt er na l ster e o sp e aker s Y ou c an take ad v anta g e o f y our c omputer ’ s stereo s ound output b y attac hing exte r n al l y pow ered (amp lif ied) speakers . 1 Assemble the speakers and the cable you need. Y ou n eed a cab le wit h stereo miniplu g s at each end t o c onnect one or both speakers t o t he computer . [...]

6 Turn on the computer. No w y ou h ear the computer ’ s sound t hrou gh the ex ter nal sp eak ers . (Y ou ma y als o n eed t o set opt ions in the c ontro l panel f or s ound sett ing s in order t o h ear s ound t hrou gh y our speakers . R ef er to t he “ Sound ” t op ic o f Macint osh Gu i de , ava i l a b l e in the Gui de [ h ] menu f or[...]

S-v ideo co n nec t o rs Th eS -v i deo connect or is a r ound p lu g with se v eral small metal pins . Y ou c an pl ug this type of c onnect or i nt o y our c omputer ’ s S-v ideo in put or output por t. IMPORTANT The S- v i de o c onnect or re semb les ot her Mac intosh c onnect ors, su ch as those f or a pri nter , modem, mou se , or k e yboar[...]

Con n e ct i ng v i deo eq u i p men t f o r i n p u t t o the co m p u t e r When y ou connect v i deo equipment t o the Po wer M ac intosh, y ou can v ie w vi deo on the computer , c apture v ideo ima ge s , and h ear the sound from t he vi d e o equipment t hrou gh the computer ’ s sp eak er . Th e i nstructi ons that f oll o w are f or connec[...]

2A ttach one end of the video cable to the Video Out port on the VCR or camera. Fol l ow t h e di rect i ons that c ame with t he VCR or c amera. 3P lug the other end of the video cable into either the S-video input port ( æ ) or the composite video input port ( ˜ ) on the Macintosh. If the connect or do e sn ’ t s lide ea s il y i nto t he por[...]

Com posi te v i de o co n nec t io n f o r i n pu t fr o m a VCR S-v i de o co n nec t io n f o r i np ut f ro m a ca me ra S-video input port S-video Out port S-video cable Audio input ports (left and right) Audio Out ports (left and right) - Dual RCA-plug cable (available at most electronics supply stores) Composite video input port Audio input p[...]

Com posi te v i de o co n nec t io n f o r i np ut f ro m a ca me ra 6 Turn on the computer and the VCR or camera. Y ou c an now be gin working wit h t he v i deo equipm ent connected t o y our Maci nt osh. F or i nstr uct ions on ho w to v ie w v i deo ima g e s , capture fram e s , a nd use v ideo i n other w a y s, see t he “V ideo ” top ic [...]

Con n ect in g vi d e o eq u i pmen t f o r o ut pu t from th e co m puter Y ou c an deli ver and rec ord a s ophisti c ated presentat ion b y combining the vi deo and sound c apabilitie s o f y our Mac intosh . Th e steps that f o ll o w ex pl ain ho w t o set up equipm ent f or recor ding the computer ’ s output on v ideotap e . Bef ore y ou st[...]

2A t t ach one end of the video cable to the Video In port on the VCR. Fol l ow t h e di rect i ons that c ame with t he VCR. 3P lug the other end of the video cable into either the S-video output port ( Æ ) or the composite video output port ( Â ) on the Macintosh. If the connect or do e sn ’ t s lide ea s il y i nto t he por t , reali gn it a[...]

Com posi te v i deo con nect io n f o r ou t put f ro m the co m pu t e r 6 Turn on the computer and the VCR. 7S elect “line input” on your VCR. S ee the manual that c ame with y our VCR f or instr uct i ons on ho w t o se lect th e lin e i nput source . F or fur ther i nstr ucti ons on ho w to rec ord t he computer ’ s output on v i deotape [...]

Usin g a t el evisio n as a mon it or Y ou c an connect a tele v is i on direct l y to t he computer ’ s S-v ideo or c ompos ite vi d e o output por t and disp l a y the computer ’ s ima g e s on the tele v is i on . This ca pability i s e speci all y use fu l if y ou ’ re us i ng y our Macint osh t o gi v e a pre sentati on and y ou ha ve ac[...]

IMPORTANT Y ou c an use a tele v is i on a s a monit or on an y mode l o f P o w er Ma ci ntosh 8 5 00 . Some mode l s , ho we ver , cannot di spl a y the de s kt op s imu ltaneous l y on both a tele v is i on and a computer monit or plu g g ed into t he co mputer ’ s monitor port. If y our c omputer is equ ipped with 4 me g ab yte s (MB) o f v i[...]

Con n e ct i n g ex te rn al SC S I de v ices Y our computer ha s a por t f or connect ing de v ice s that u se t he Small C omputer Sy stem I nterf ace (SC S I, pronounced “ s kuh-zee ”) . Th e SC S I port p ermits hi gh-speed communi c at ion betw een the computer and the de v ice . T he SC S I ic on appears abov e the por t on the computer ?[...]

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 y our Macint osh, be sure t o comp lete th es e t as ks : m Ma ke s ure eac h S C S I de v ice connected t o y our Mac intosh ha s its ow n, unique ID number from 0 t o 6 (or from 1 t o 6 if y ou ha ve a sec ond inter nal hard di s k connected t o the ex ter nal SC S I c[...]

IMPORTANT Th e t otal len gt h of t he c able s i n a SC S I c hain should not e x ceed 6 meters (20 f eet) . S C S I cab le s mu st ha v e a 1 1 0-oh m imp eda nce . For be st re s ults , use S C SI c able s manuf actured b y A pp le C omputer . m Ma ke s ure t hat the la st (or onl y) de v ice in the SC SI c hai n has a terminator . Make s ure th[...]

Con n e ct i ng a SC S I de v ice Us e t h e s e general i nstr uct i ons in con junct i on wit h the i nstr uct i ons that c ame with y our SC SI de v ice: 1 Turn off your Macintosh. 2M ake sure the SCSI device is switched off. 3 Use a SCSI cable to connect the device either to the computer’s SCSI port or to the last SCSI device already in the c[...]

Memory f or y our computer i s pro v ided in pack a ge s c alled Dual Inli ne Memory Module s (D IMM s) . A dding d ynamic random-ac ces s memory (DRAM) D IMM s increase s y our c omputer ’ s memory . T he DIMM s must be th e c or rect type f or y our computer , and c an b e i nstalled one-at-a-time . F or be st pe rf or ma nce , ho w e ver , the[...]

Con n ect i ng ne tw or k ca bl es Y our Mac intosh c a n b e connected t o a high-speed Ether n et n etw ork v i a an AA U I E ther net connect or or a hi gh-sp eed 1 0B A S E- T E ther n et connect or . Y ou ca n a ls o connect t o a Loc alT al k n etw ork . It is pos si ble t o b e ph y si c all y connected t o m ore than one ki nd o f netw ork [...]

To set up y our n etw ork c onfi gurat i on, open the App leT al k contr o l pan el t o c hoose t he ph y s ic al n etw ork interf ace y ou are us ing . (T he App leT al k c ontro l pan el als o c ontains zon e i nf or mati on—a de f ault zone is c hosen f or you . ) If y ou p lan t o u se T CP/I P on y our P ow er M ac intosh, y ou als o need to[...]

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67 Read this chapter for information on installing and working with application programs on your computer. Inst al l i ng application pro gr ams Y our computer ha s se veral app lic ati on program s alread y installed, as w ell as so me pro grams t hat need to be installed b ef ore y ou c a n u se them . Th e pro grams that c ome wit h y our comput[...]

If y ou ha ve que stions about installing and us i n g an applic ati on pro gram, ref er to M a ci nt osh Gu ide , a v ail ab le in the Gui de ( h ) menu and the R ead Me file s f or the pro gram. (R ead Me file s are tex t file s that contain additi onal in fo rm ati on about app lic ati on pr ogram s . Th e y are us uall y f ound insi de the pro [...]

To u se y our pr o grams m ost ef fe ct i v el y , fo ll o w t hese g ui delines: m To a v o i d i nstallat i on prob lems , tur n o f f v i r us pr otect ion pro gram s and use Ap ple Ex tens i ons Mana g er t o tur n of f s y stem ex tens i ons (e x cept f or Maci nt osh Ea s y Op en) bef ore y ou i nstall a n y s o ft w are . T o star t App le E[...]

Findi ng out which pr o gra ms are open If y ou ha ve se v eral pr o grams and window s op en, y ou c a n find out whic h pro gram is act i v e and whi c h other pro gram s are open by pu lling do w n the Ap pli cati on m enu. Sw i t c h i ng p r og ra ms Y ou c an s witch t o another op en pro gram or de s k acce s s ory b y choos i n g its name f[...]

Bac ki ng up y our fi le s Ma ki n g bac kup cop ie s o f impor ta nt file s is g ood pr otect i on a g ainst poss ible dama g e t o t he originals . m Y ou c an bac k up f ile s st ored on y our hard dis k b y c op ying t hem t o flopp y dis ks . m Y ou c an bac k up an entire flopp y dis k by c op yi n g it t o another flopp y dis k of t h e sa m[...]

Share d li brarie s Powe r M a ci nt osh pro gram s use spec i al file s called s har e d l i br ari e s. The se f iles he lp P o w e r Mac int osh pro gram s t o run more ef fic ientl y , and can be used b y m ore than one Po wer M ac intosh pr ogram s imultan eous l y . Any nece s sary shared librarie s are i nstalled aut omat ic all y in the S y[...]

73 R ead this c hapter for inf ormati on on u s ing t he opti onal inter nal CD-R OM (C ompac t Disc R ead-Onl y Memory) dri v e , if y our c omputer has one . (CD-R O M dri ve s are als o s omet ime s called CD-R OM p l a yers . ) R ef er t o Ap p e ndix A , “Healt h, S af ety , and Mai ntena nce T ips , ” for inf ormati on on the proper handl[...]

Chapter 5 Ins e r ti ng a CD-R O M d i s c Fo llo w t hese instr uct i ons t o inser t a CD-R OM di sc i nt o y our CD-R OM dri v e . Th en f ollo w the i nstr uct ions pr o v i ded with y our disc , as w ell a s t he ins t ruc t i ons i n thi s manual. 1 Start up your Macintosh computer, if it’s not already on. 2P ress the Open/Close button to o[...]

Using the Optional CD-ROM Drive Ej e c ti ng a CD-R OM d i s c Fol l ow t h e s e i n s t r u cti ons t o open the tra y and eject a CD-R O M disc fr om y our c omputer . IMPORTANT Y ou ma y not be able t o ejec t a disc if it i s being shared. T o tur n off f ile shari n g , use t he Sharin g Setup c ontr ol panel. 1 Open the tray. Th ere are se v[...]

Playin g au di o CDs Wi th your CD-R OM dri v e and y our c omputer ’ s built-in sp eaker , y ou can p l a y audio c ompac t disc s (CDs) or audio trac ks on CD-R O M disc s . Y ou c a n als o attac h headphon es or speakers t o th e computer t o li sten t o audi o CDs and audio trac ks . See Chapter 3 , “C onnect ing A ddit i onal Equipm ent ,[...]

Using the Optional CD-ROM Drive Wo r k i n g w i t h P h o t o CDs Y ou c an use y our CD-R OM dri v e t o open Photo CD ima ge s st ored on Photo CDs . A Photo CD ima ge i s a di gitized v ersi on o f a standard phot ograph that y ou c an open a nd v ie w on y our computer screen. Y ou c an do ma ny t hing s wit h the ima g e s on y our Photo CDs:[...]

Shari ng a CD-R O M d i sc o v er a netw or k Y ou c an share a CD-R OM di sc u s ing y our computer ’ s file-sharin g f eature . If th e di sc has audi o por ti ons , y ou will b e able t o hear the audio y ourself , but other people on the netw ork will not. Li ke wise , y ou c a nnot hear the audio por tions o f disc s y ou acce s s o v er a n[...]

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6 Tr oubl e shoot i ng 81 Consult this chapter if you experience problems using your computer. Wh e n yo u ha v e q ues t i on s If y ou w ant t o kno w ho w t o do a particu l ar ta s k with y our c omputer , re f er t o Maci nt osh Gu ide in th e Guid e ( h ) menu . F or i nstr ucti ons on u s ing Maci nt osh Gu ide , see “ Getting Help , ” C[...]

If y ou are unable t o acce s s M ac intosh G ui de (f or ex amp le , if y our screen is “ fro zen ”) , ref er t o thi s chapter t o see if y ou can re s o l ve t he prob lem . Ta k e y o u r t i m e When y ou see an er ror me ss a g e, y ou don ’ t ha v e to tak e ac ti on immedi atel y . Th e me ss a g e sta y s on the screen unt il y ou c [...]

If y ou n eed repai r ser v ic e , cons ult the serv i ce and s upport i nformati on t hat ca me with y our computer f or i nstr ucti ons on how t o c ontact an A pp le- authorized serv ice pr o v ider or A pp le f or as s i stance . If y ou know that t he prob lem is wit h a particu l ar appl ic ation pr o gram , contac t th e ma nufact urer of t [...]

m Turn off your computer with the power button on the front panel of the computer, wait at least 10 seconds, and then turn it on again. If the computer doe s not tur n o f f , try pre s s ing and hol ding do wn the po w er butt on f or 3 to 4 sec onds . m If the power button doesn’t turn off the computer, unplug your Macintosh. m If you suspect t[...]

So l ut io ns to c o mm on p r o b l e m s Thi s s e c t i on c ontains descript ions o f problem s y ou c oul d e x perience with y our c omputer . S ome pr oblem s ma y b e c au sed b y y our CD-R OM dri v e , s o if y ou don ’ t find y our pr oblem here , be sure t o check t he sect i on “ Solut i ons t o CD-R O M Prob lems ” later in thi [...]

The computer’s clock keeps time inaccurately. Y our computer ha s a c lock t hat runs continuous l y . When the computer i s tur ned of f , a battery k eeps the c lock runni n g . If y our c loc k begins t o keep ti me inaccuratel y , ha v e an App le-authorized serv ice pr o v ider rep l ace t he ba ttery . C ons ult the serv i ce and support i [...]

m Sys t e m s o f t wa re ma y not be i nstalled on the star tup hard dis k, t he s y stem so ft wa re ma y b e damag ed, or t he hard di s k ma y not be workin g proper l y . St ar t up y our computer u s ing t he Dis k T o o ls flopp y dis k or (if y ou ha v e a built-in CD-R OM dri v e) with the CD-R OM di sc that contains s y stem so ft wa re .[...]

A “sad Macintosh” icon appears, and the computer won’t start up. Th is ic on indic ate s t hat y our M ac intosh c a nnot star t up b ecau se o f a prob lem with t he s y stem so ftw are or the computer har d w are . Ej e c t a ny flopp y dis ks b y tur ni ng o f f t he computer and then hol ding do w n th e mo us e button w hile y ou tur n t[...]

m If the hard di s k is y our star tup dis k, star t y our c omputer u s ing the Dis k To o l s flopp y dis k or (if y ou ha ve a bu ilt-in CD-R OM dri ve) wit h t he CD-R O M disc t hat c ontains s y stem so ftw are . (For instructi ons on ho w t o star t up your c omputer from the CD-R OM di sc , see “ S tarting Up From a CD-R O M Disc ” i n [...]

m Tu r n o f f the computer . If the dis k isn ’ t ejected, then hol d do w n the butt on on y our m ouse or ot her pointing de v ice w hile y ou turn the computer on a g ai n. m Lo cate th e s m all hole near t he dis k dri v e ’ s op eni ng , and c arefu ll y i nser t the end o f a l ar g e strai ghten ed pap er c lip i nt o it. Push g ent l [...]

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 o wi ng i s probab l y the cau se: m The M a c int osh ra n out of mem ory . Quit t he pro grams t hat y ou ha v e open a nd then open the pro gram y ou w ant to u se , or r[...]

A dialog box with a bomb appears. Y our s y stem has a s o f t w are prob lem . m Wr ite dow n w hat y ou were do ing w hen the me s s a g e appeared a nd write do w n the me s s a g e . m Re start your M ac intosh . (S ee “ Start Ov er” in the sect ion “If Y ou Ha v e Tr ouble ” earlier in thi s c hapter f or i nstr ucti ons . ) Most so f [...]

The pointer ( 8 ) doesn’t move when you move the mouse. One of t he f oll o wi ng s ituat ions i s pr obab l y the c ause: m Y our s y stem has a s o f t w are prob lem . Pre s s x -Opti on-E sc t o quit t he appli c at ion pr o gram i n use w hen the prob lem occur red. If thi s w orks , y ou can sa v e the documents op en i n other pro grams b [...]

Typing on the keyboard produces nothing on the screen. One of t he f oll o wi ng i s probab l y the cau se: m Y our s y stem has a s o f t w are prob lem . Re start your M ac intosh . F or i nstr ucti ons, see “ S tar t Ov er” in the sect i on “If Y ou Ha ve T roub le ” earlier in thi s c hapter . Check t he star tup dis k and appli c at io[...]

m The k e y board i s damag ed. If y ou ha ve ac ce s s t o another k e yboar d, try us i n g it instead. (T ur n the com puter o f f bef ore connectin g it. ) If the new k e y board w orks , there is prob ab l y somet hing wr ong wit h t he on e you rep l aced. If none of t hese pr oced ure s s ol v es the prob lem, c onsu lt the serv i ce and s u[...]

You experience problems using a document from a DOS computer. If y ou can ’ t op en a DO S document us i ng a Mac i nt osh pro gram, try the fol l ow i n g : m Op en the do cument from wit hin the program b y choos i n g Op en in the pro gram ’ s F ile menu . m Us e t h e P C Exc ha ng e c ontro l panel to specify w hi c h Mac int osh pro gram [...]

So l ut i o ns t o CD-R O M pr o b lem s Pro bl e ms us i n g t he CD-R OM d ri v e The CD-ROM drive icon does not appear on screen. m If y ou ha ve ot her i nter nal SC S I de v ice s attac hed to y our computer , make s ure that eac h de v ice has a uni que S C S I ID number (If y our CD-R OM dri ve w as installed i n y our computer at the f act [...]

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 started up from a CD-R OM di sc containing A t Ease , a n alter nati ve t o the Mac intosh de s k t op . Y ou n eed to ha ve t he Ma ci ntosh de s kt op on y our screen bef ore you[...]

Your computer won’t restart, and a CD-ROM disc is in the CD-ROM drive. m Y our computer ma y b e tryi n g t o star t up from the CD-R O M disc . Pres s the Op en/Cl ose butt on o f y our CD-R OM dri v e t o open the tra y , a nd remo v e th e CD-R OM disc . Close t he tra y , then restart y our computer . Pro bl e ms usi ng 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 he F orei gn File A cces s a nd A udio CD A cce s s CD-R OM ex tens i ons are installed i n y our Extens i ons F o lder and are tur n ed on. (If th ey are not tur n ed on, use t [...]

Pro bl e ms usi ng IS O 9660 o r H i g h Si e r ra d i s cs You cannot access files on a CD-ROM disc that uses the ISO 9660 or High Sierra format. m Disc s i n the ISO 966 0 a nd Hi gh S ier ra disc f or mats ha v e vers ion numbers attac hed to f ilename s . S ome app lic ati on pro grams need these v ersi on numbers i n order t o work wit h f ile[...]

While playing an audio track on a CD-ROM disc that combines audio tracks and data, you double-click the disc icon and the audio track stops playing. m Y ou c an ’ t open data file s on a CD-R O M disc and listen t o audio trac ks on tha t disc at the sam e tim e . You are unable to record sound from an audio CD. m Check y our computer ’ s s oun[...]

If y ou r c om puter’ s per f o rm a n ce dec rea ses If y ou notice a decrea se in y our computer ’ s sp eed and general performance afte r y ou add speci al s o f tw are li ke a c ontr ol panel , s y stem e x tens ion, or cust om utility , it ma y be b ecau se t his s of tw are do e s not w ork w ell wit h P o wer Maci nt osh computers . m To[...]

So l v ing p r in t e r p r o b l e m s Th e f ollo wi ng s u g g e st ions shou l d w ork f or all pri nters . m Check y our pri nter setting s in the Chooser , maki ng s ure you ha v e selec ted th e cor r ect printer . m Nex t, turn of f the computer and pri nter and chec k the printer cab le c onnect ions . m If neither o f the se s u g g e sti[...]

Appl e L ink Ap pl e so ftw are updates are posted t o t he A P PLE S W U PD A TES board lo cat ed in t he f o l l ow i n g path: Ap pl e Li n k Se r vic es (main wi ndow) Softw a re S ampler Ap pl e So ftw ar e Updates eW o r l d Ap pl e so ftw are updates are posted t o t he App le So ftw are Updates boar d lo cat ed in t he f o l l ow i n g path[...]

Ins i de t he As k A pp le U S A area, y ou ha v e a cho ice o f the fo llo wing 1 0 bulletin board area s: m Po w e r M a cin t osh —All P o wer Mac i nt osh c omputers , A/V and GeoP or t. m Pe r f o r m a —All Mac i nt osh P erf or ma computers . m Po w e rB ook —All P ow erB ook c omputers , Mobile C omput ing and T elec om . m Qu a d r a[...]

Com pu Ser v e The M acP l an et ( GO MACPLANET ) area pro v ide s ac ce s s t o M acint osh-rel ated inf orma t i on on C ompuS erv e . From M acP l an et, g o to t he App le Onlin e ( GO APLNEW ) sect i on f or App le product inf ormati on, a datab ase o f technic al s uppor t ar tic le s , a collec t i on o f popul ar s o f tw are file s , a nd [...]

Intern e t: ft p .i n f o .ap p l e .co m Thi s i s a f ile tra nsf er prot oco l (ftp) serv er with all of t he late st App le s o ft w are update s . (T his ftp s ite w as f or mer l y c alled ftp .austin.app le .com . ) m Host name: f tp .i nfo .apple .c om, IP number: 20 4 . 96 . 1 6 . 4 m Pa th : f tp/A pp le .S uppor t.Area/App le .S W .Updat[...]

Init ial i z ing a ha rd di s k Bef ore y ou c an use a ne w di s k, the dis k mu st be prepared so that t he com puter kno w s w here t o st ore inf ormation on t he dis k . This preparati on i s ca lled initi alizin g (or fo r m a t t i ng ) the dis k . Wh e n d o yo u ne ed t o i n it i a l iz e a ha rd d i sk? Th e har d dis k insi de y our com[...]

Sta r t i n g u p f r om a CD-R O M d i sc To i n i t i a lize , te st , or repair a hard di s k, or t o install s y stem so f t w are on a hard dis k, y ou need to start up y our computer fr om another dis k . If y our computer has a CD-R OM dri v e , y ou can star t up your c omputer us ing t he CD-R OM disc c ontaini ng s y stem so f tw are that[...]

How t o i n i t ia l iz e a h a r d d i sk Y ou i niti alize an App le S C S I har d di s k by u s i ng a pr o gram c alled Dri ve S etup, w hi c h is on t he flopp y dis k labeled Dis k T o o ls that c ame w ith y our c omputer . If y our computer c ame with a CD-R OM dri ve and y ou didn ’ t recei v e fl opp y di s ks , y ou c an find Dri v e S[...]

Rep ai r in g a d a m a ge d d i sk Dis ks c an b ecom e dama g ed b y repeated use and handli n g . Wh e n d o yo u ne ed t o re p a i r a d i sk? If y ou see a mes sa g e repor ting t hat a dis k is dama ged or un readable , y ou ma y n eed t o repair the dis k. Tr y t h ese su g gest i on s f i r s t If y ou can ’ t star t up from a har d dis [...]

Check t hat both c hai ns of de v ice s are termi nated proper l y . F or inf ormation on settin g SC S I ID numb ers a nd ter minating a S C S I c hain, see Chapter 3 of t his manu al and the ma nual s t hat c ame wit h y our SC S I equipment m Te s t t h e dis k f o ll o wing t he i nstr ucti ons that com e nex t. How t o tes t a ha r d d i s k Y[...]

4 Open the Functions menu and choose Test Disk. 5W hen a message tells you that testing is complete, click Quit. If the te st re v eal s a prob lem , y ou ma y b e able t o correct it b y us ing Dis k F irst Aid or another dis k repai r pro gram (see the i nstr uct i ons in the n ex t secti on) , or y ou ma y need to re initi alize the dis k (see ?[...]

3C l i ck the icon of the disk you want to test. Dis k ic ons app ear i n a bo x at the t op o f t he Dis k First Aid window . 4C lick Repair to begin testing and repairing the disk. Y ou c an ’ t repair the star tup dis k or the dis k that c ontains the Dis k F i rst Aid pro gram, but y ou c a n te st the se dis ks b y c li c king V erify . If t[...]

Inst a llin g o r r e in s t a llin g sys te m s of t war e Sy stem so f tw are is the set o f pro grams and other file s that y our computer u se s to start itself up , k eep trac k o f y our file s , a nd run the applic ati on pro grams y ou u se . S y stem so f tw are is k ept in the fo lder c alled the S y stem F older. When y ou tur n on your [...]

Inst al l i ng s y stem so ftw a re Fol l ow t h e s t eps i n this sec t ion t o do what i s c ommonl y c alled a “normal” ins t a ll at i on o f s y stem s o f tw are . If y ou ’ re installi n g s y stem s o ft w are on a har d di s k f or the first tim e , make s ure th at y our hard di s k has been initi alized, a proces s that prepare s [...]

8S hut down your computer. 9 Start up your computer from disk 1 from your set of system software disks or the CD-ROM disc that contains system software. S ee “ Starting Up Fr om a Fl opp y Di s k” or “ S tarting Up From a CD-R OM Disc ” i n the sect i on “Initi alizing a Har d Dis k ” earlier in thi s c hapter . Th e Installer ’ s W e[...]

14 When you see a message reporting that the installation was successful, click Restart (or “Quit,” if you’re installing from the CD-ROM disc). Don ’ t forget to eject the CD-R O M disc or fl oppy di s k containi ng s y stem softw a re . If a me s sa g e repor ts that installat ion w as not s uc ce s s fu l, try ins t a lling a g ain. (F o [...]

To do a c lea n i nstall ati on, f oll o w the se steps: 1 Start up your computer from the Disk Tools disk or the CD-ROM disc that contains system software. S ee “ Starting Up Fr om a Fl opp y Di s k” or “ S tarting Up From a CD-R OM Disc ” i n the sect i on “Initi alizing a Har d Dis k ” earlier in thi s c hapter . 2 Find and open the [...]

10 Click OK. The E a s y In s t all di alo g bo x app ears . 11 Make sure that the hard disk named in the Destination Disk box is the one on which you want to install system software. If it isn ’ t, c lic k S witch Di s k until t he cor rect dis k name appears . 12 Hold down Shift– x –K to start the clean installation. The f o l l o w in g di[...]

14 Click Clean Install. 15 Follow the instructions that appear on the screen. It tak e s a f e w minutes t o comp lete the installat ion . 16 When you see a message reporting that the installation was successful, you may need to click Restart. Y ou n eed to c lic k R e star t onl y if y ou i nstalled s o ft w are ont o t he star tup dis k . If a me[...]

Repl acing sp e c ial so ftw ar e Sp e cia l softw a r e c onsi sts o f item s s uc h a s contr o l pan els , s y stem ex tensi ons , cust om utilit ie s , f onts , or A pp le menu items that y ou ma y ha v e had i n y our old S y st e m F o lder . T o mak e s ure t hat speci al s o ft w are does not create an y c onfli cts wit h other pro grams on[...]

2C l i ck OK. The E a s y In s t all di alo g bo x app ears . 3C hoose Custom Install from the pop-up menu. The Cu st om Install dial o g bo x app ears , listin g all a v ailab le s y stem so f tw are com ponents . 4S croll through the list of components, clicking the checkbox next to each component you want to install. Y ou c an see a nd select in[...]

8 Restart your Macintosh. Th e s y stem s o f tw are is installed a nd your c omputer i s read y t o u se . D on ’ t fo rge t t o e j ect t he CD-R OM di sc or fl opp y di s k containi ng s y stem s o f t w are wh e n y ou are f inished. Inst a llin g o r r e in s t allin g C D - ROM s of t wa r e CD-R O M s o ft w are i s a set o f pro grams and[...]

3C hoose Custom Install from the pop-up menu. The Cu st om Install dial o g bo x app ears , listin g all a v ailab le s y stem so f tw are com ponents . 4S elect Multimedia Software by clicking the checkbox next to it. To g et addit ional inf ormati on about eac h c omponent listed, c lic k the bo x with th e le tter i in it t o the ri ght o f t he[...]

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F or y our o wn sa f ety and that o f y our equipment , fo ll o w all t he i nstr ucti ons i n this cha p t er . K eep these instr uct i ons a v ailab le f or ref erence b y you and others . Hea l t h-re la ted i n f o rm a t ion ab out c om puter us e Musc le s orenes s, e y e f ati gue, and other discomf or ts and i n jurie s s omet ime s asso ci[...]

Musc uloskeletal di sc omf or t As w i t h a n y act i v ity t hat inv ol v e s s itt ing f or lon g periods o f t ime , u s ing a co mputer can mak e y our mu sc les s ore and stif f . T o minimize these e f f ec ts , set up y our w ork env ironment c arefu ll y , us i n g the gu ide lin es t hat f o ll o w , a nd take frequent breaks t o rest t i[...]

Eye f ati g u e Ey e f a t i g u e c an o ccur w hen ev er the e ye s are f o cused on a nearb y ob ject f or a lo ng tim e . This prob lem occurs becau se the e y e musc le s must w ork harder t o vi ew a n objec t t hat ’ s c loser than about 20 f eet (6 meters) . I mprop er light i ng ca n hasten t he de v elopm ent o f e ye f ati gue . A ltho[...]

Y ou ma y ha v e to rai se y our chair so y our f orearms and ha nds are at the proper ang le t o the k e yboar d. If thi s mak e s it impos si ble t o rest y our feet fl at on the floor , y ou c an use a f ootrest wit h ad justable hei ght a nd tilt t o mak e up f or an y g ap b etw een the floor and y our feet. Or y ou ma y l o w er th e de s kt [...]

Av o i d i n g f a t i g u e m Chang e y our seated posit i on, stand up , or stretc h w hen ev er y ou start to f eel ti r e d. Frequent shor t breaks are helpfu l in red ucing f ati gue . m Us e a li ght t ouc h w hen typing or u s i ng a m ou se and keep y our ha nds a nd fi nge rs rela x ed. m Some co m puter users ma y de v elop di sc omf or t[...]

Sa f et y i n s t r uc t i o ns F or y our o wn sa f ety and that o f y our equipment , alw a y s tak e t he f oll o wi n g prec aut i ons . Tu r n o f f the computer c omp letel y and disc onnect the po w er plu g (b y pulling th e p lu g , not the c ord) if an y o f t he fo llo wing c onditi ons ex ists: m th e powe r cor d or p lu g b ecom e s f[...]

Ha nd l i ng y ou r co m puter e qu i pment Fo llo w t hese g ui delines f or ha ndli n g y our c omputer and its components: m When setting up y our computer , p l ace c omponents on a sturd y , flat s urf ace , a nd c are full y f o ll o w all setup instr uct i ons . m When connect ing or disc onn ect ing a c able , al w a y s ho ld t he cab le b[...]

Ha n d l i n g t he m o n i t o r Fol l ow t h e s e proced ures f or ha ndling a monit or: m Y our Mac intosh c ome s with an en er gy-s a v i ng f eature t hat dims t he screen a nd puts the computer t o “ s leep ” when it ha sn ’ t b een used in a sp ecified len gth o f t ime . (B y de f ault , t he time sett ing i s 3 0 minutes , but y ou[...]

Ha n d l i n g f l opp y di s ks 125 ° F (52 ° C) 50 ° F (10 ° C) Keep disks dry. Do not use a pencil or an eraser on a disk or disk label. Store disks at temperatures between 50 ° F and 125 ° F. Do not touch the exposed part of the disk behind the metal shutter. Keep disks away from magnets. Avoid exposing disks to extremely hot temperatures[...]

Ha n d l i n g CD-R O M d i scs K eep these importa nt saf ety instr ucti ons in mi nd as y ou u se CD-R OM disc s: m Hol d a di sc b y the ed g e s or b y one ed g e and the center hole . Do not t ouc h th e di sc s urf ace . m To c lea n disc s , wip e the shi n y s urf ace with a s o f t damp c loth, w orki n g in strai ght lin es fr om center t[...]

Other impor ta nt sa f ety instr ucti ons t o k eep in mi nd as y ou use y our CD-R O M dri ve . m Po si ti on y our computer s o t hat w hen the tra y opens , it doesn ’ t bump int o an ything . m Do not lea v e the disc tra y op en . If dust g ets on the lens o f the CD-R O M dri ve , the dri v e ma y ha v e pr oblem s reading y our compact di [...]

Ej e c ting a disk F or instr uct ions on ejec t ing a fl opp y di s k or a remo v able m edi a di s k, see the “Dis ks ” t opi c o f Mac i nt osh Gu i de , a v ailab le in the Gui de ( h ) menu . If y o u ca n ’ t ejec t a f l op p y d i sk If y ou can ’ t eject a flopp y dis k in th e us ual w a y , try the f o llo wi ng in order: m Hol d[...]

Cle ani ng y our e quipm e nt Fo llo w t hese g eneral r ules w h en c lea ni n g the outs ide o f your c omputer and its components: m Us e a damp , s o ft , li nt-free c l oth t o c lean the computer ’ s ex teri or . A v oid ge t ti ng moi s ture in a n y openi n g s . m Don ’ t us e aeroso l spra y s , so l v ents , or abras i v e s . Cle an[...]

2 Turn the mouse upside-down and turn the plastic ring on the bottom counterclockwise to disengage it. On s ome mou se de v ices , y ou ma y need to pre s s t he pl as ti c ring (rat her than tur n it) t o di sen g a ge it. If the mou se i s loc k ed, see the nex t sect i on, “ Locking and Unl ocking t he Mouse , ” for instr ucti ons on ho w to[...]

8P ut the ball and the ring back in place. Y our mouse shou l d ro ll smoot hl y acros s y our mouse pad or de s k . If it doesn ’ t , repeat these instr uct i ons c are full y . Lo cking and unlo c kin g the m o use Some m o us e de v ice s c an be lock ed s o that t he ball c a n ’ t be remo v ed. A lo cki ng m o use has a small ho le on t he[...]

To unlock t he mouse , f oll o w the se steps: 1I nsert a straightened paper clip into the hole on the plastic ring. 2P ress down on the paper clip while you turn the ring counterclockwise. Tu r n t h e ri ng a v ery shor t distance . When the reces sed area on the ri n g i s lin ed up with t he reces sed area surroundi ng t he ri n g , the mou se [...]

145 App en di x B Inst al l i n g an Expa ns i on Ca rd Y ou c an i nstall pri nted circuit boards (c alled ca r ds ) f or v ideo and graphic s appli c ations , netw orking and communi c ati ons , addit i onal proces sing po wer , or other pur poses . Th e car ds fit into c onnect ors , called ex pa n sion slo ts , in s id e th e com puter . Y our [...]

Ex pa ns i o n c a rd pow er re q u i r em en t s Th e c ombined pow er c ons umpt i on o f ex pa nsi on c ar ds mu st not ex ceed the limits specif ied f or y our Mac intosh m odel. If y ou ha v e more t han on e ex pans ion c ard installed, chec k the inf ormation t hat c ame with y our car ds t o mak e s ure t hat their pow er cons umpt ion i s [...]

3 Remove the cover from the computer. Sl i d e th e cov er aw a y from t he bac k pan el an i nch or t w o . T h en raise the co v er strai ght up and of f the computer . 147 Installing an Expansion Card[...]

4 Touch the metal part of the power supply case inside the computer to discharge static electricity. Alw ay s do t his bef ore y ou t ouch any parts , or install a ny c omponents , insi de th e com puter . Power supply 148 Appendix B[...]

5 Lower the retainer. Squeeze t he s ide s o f t he retai ner a nd pull do w n. To lower the retainer, squeeze the sides to unlatch it. 149 Installing an Expansion Card[...]

6 Being careful not to touch the sharp edges, pull out the metal access port cover behind the expansion slot you want to use, and set the access port cover aside. 7 Remove the card from its static-proof bag. Hol d the c ard b y its ed g e s t o a v oi d t ouc hing t he connect or . Connector 1 Press apart the two levers that are next to the card ac[...]

8A lign the connector end of the card with the expansion slot. 9P ress the card gently but firmly until the connector is fully inserted. m Sl i d e th e card b e tw een the tw o lev ers that hel d the acce s s por t co ver y ou remo ved ear lier . Y ou ma y need to pre s s the lev ers apar t s li ghtl y t o gu ide t he ca rd b e tw een them. m Don [...]

10 Replace the retainer. When the card is properly seated, the levers snap into place and secure the card. This guide on the retainer engages the processor card in the computer. Snap the retainer back into place. Processor card 152 Appendix B[...]

11 Replace the cover on the computer. Lower th e cov er a ll th e w a y do wn ont o the c a se . Push t he co ver b ac k until it t ouc h e s the b ac k pan el. 12 Tighten the screws on the back panel. Y ou ma y no w turn on the computer and use its e x panded c apabilit ie s . WARNING Ne v er tur n on y our c omputer unle s s all o f its inter nal[...]

Upgr ading th e p r ocess o r Y our computer ’ s proce s s or c an b e upgraded with t he i nstallat ion o f a proces sor up grade c ar d. To upgrade the proces sor , remo v e the o ld pr oces s or c ard f ollo wi n g the ins t ruc t i ons i n thi s c hapter f or op ening the c omputer sa f e l y . T h en, the n e w proces sor c ard c an be i nst[...]

155 Y our computer k e yboar d c ontains cer tai n sp ec i al k e y s that type writer keybo ard s don ’ t ha ve . Man y o f the se k e y s all o w y ou t o gi v e c ommands to th e c omputer without u s i ng t he mou se . F or e x ample , in ma n y app lic ati on pro grams , y ou can pre s s the x (C ommand) ke y at the sam e tim e as t he Q ke [...]

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 c ha rac te r s a n d s y m bo l s Y ou c an typ e a v ariety o f inter national and ot her sp ec ial s ymbo l s and ch ar acters (inc ludi n g c haracters wit h di acriti c al marks , s uch a s accents) b y pre s s ing c omb inations o f ke y s . Th e K e y Caps pro gram , w hic h is installed with y our s y stem so ft w a[...]

If yo u se e r e c tan g l e s: If y ou see rectang le s instead of di acritic al marks on so m e of th e pi ct ure s o f k e y s in K e y Caps , try pres sing Opt ion- x to s ee the di acriti c al marks . How ev er , y ou onl y n eed to u se t he O ption k e y (not Opt i on- x ) in comb inati on with t he other ke y s to type letters with di acrit[...]

Spe cia l key com b i na t i on s If dif f icu lt ie s with y our mouse or c omputer don ’ t allo w y ou t o use standar d met hods of qu itt ing a pr o gram or re star ting y our computer , y ou can try us i ng th es e s p eci al k e y combinati ons . To do this... …press this key combination Force a program to quit x -Option-Esc Force the com[...]

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A AAUI Ethernet connector 64 AAUI Ethernet port 40, 41 About Apple Extras file 24 accent marks, typing 157–158 access covers for expansion slots 41 access port cover 150 active program 17, 69–70 acute accent (´), typing 158 ADB ports. 7, 8, 41, 94 air circulation around computer components 135 America Online, obtaining Apple software updates f[...]

“can’t be opened because a file can’t found” message 72, 96 compatibility with older Macintosh programs 96 installing 67–69 memory problems 91 not installed with the Installer program 119, 122 opening 17 Power Macintosh “native” applications 71–72 switching 70 won’t start or quit unexpectedly 91 arrow keys 155 arrow pointer “fre[...]

CD-ROM drive computer won’t restart after copying software to System Folder 90, 97 computer won’t restart with a disc in the drive 86, 90 icon doesn’t appear on screen 97 illustration 40 opening/closing the tray 74, 75, 98 safety instructions for vii, 139 software problems 90, 97 CD-ROM software, installing 125–126 cedilla (ç), typing 158 [...]

customer service obtaining Apple software updates 104–108 support hotline 24 custom installation of system software 123–125 Custom Install dialog box 124, 126 D Delete key 156 desktop At Ease and 98 rebuilding 84, 89, 95 device drivers, SCSI 62 DHCP bootstrapping protocol 65 diacritical marks, typing 157–158 diagnosing problems. See Apple- au[...]

“Could not create a socket” 65 disk with an X icon 87 “Not enough memory” 72, 91 “sad Macintosh” icon 88 “This is not a Macintosh disk: Do you want to initialize it?” 100 “Unable to locate host” 65 what to do about 81, 82–83, 92 Escape key 156 Ethernet network, connecting to 64–65 Ethernet ports 40, 41 eWorld program 105–1[...]

I, J icons ADB 7, 8 application program 18 blinking question mark 86–87, 116 “bomb” 81, 83, 92, 102 defined 17, 18 Disk First Aid 114, 117, 120 disk with an X 87 document 18 don’t appear correctly on screen 88–89, 98–99 Drive Setup 111, 113 folder 18 hard disk 12, 18, 88–89 “sad Macintosh” 88 SCSI 59 sound input/output ports 43 Tr[...]

Macintosh Tutorial 15–16 memory. See also RAM expanding 62–63 “not enough memory” message 72, 91 shared libraries and 72, 96 virtual 71 Memory control panel 91, 96 menu bar 17 menu, opening 16, 17 microphone, connecting 2, 45–46 miniplugs 43, 44, 47 modem port (GeoPort) 40, 41 moisture or wetness, computer exposure to 134, 135, 139 monito[...]

audio input/output (on computer) 41, 42, 45, 51–53, 55–57 composite video input/output 41, 42, 51–53, 55–57 illustration 40–41 monitor 6, 41 SCSI 40, 41, 59, 62 sound input/output 40–41, 43, 45–47, 55 S-video In/Out (on video equipment) 51–52, 55–57 S-video input/output (on computer) 40–42, 51–52, 55, 57 Video In/Out (on video[...]

general precautions 134–135 grounding the computer 3, 135 handling and care of equipment 135–139 installing additional memory 62–63 installing an expansion card 145–154 liquid spills on computer equipment 134, 135, 136, 138, 139 locking/unlocking the mouse 143–144 saving documents if you’re having trouble 83 screen. See also monitor dar[...]

symbols and international characters, typing 157–158 system extensions not installed with the Installer program 119, 122 turning off 69, 91, 92 System Folder clean installation of system software and 119, 121, 123 dragging extras to the Trash 69 replacing special software 123 shared libraries 72 system software floppy disks, starting the computer[...]

turning on the computer 9–13 external SCSI devices 62 Foreign File Access/Audio File Access CD-ROM extensions 100 the monitor 11 system extensions 69, 103 virtual memory 91 tutorial 15–16 typing produces nothing on screen, troubleshooting 94–95 U umlaut (ü), typing 158 unlocking/locking the mouse 143–144 unsaved work, losing 23 updated sof[...]

 P ower Ma cin t osh Us e r ’ s Man u a l Includes setup, troubleshooting, and important health-related infor mation for P ower Macintosh 8500 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 uni c at ions re gul ati on informati on v i Pr efa c e W elc o me t o P o we r Ma c i n t o s h i x Par t I 1G e t t i n g S t a r t e d 1 Pl u g g i ng i n th e computer 3 Ins t a lling an ex pa ns i on c ar d 4 C onnecting a m onit or 4 C onnecting t he mou se and ke yboar d 7 C onnecting ot her equipment 9 Tu r n i n g t h e co m put[...]

2G e t t i n g H e l p 27 Gettin g ans wers t o y our quest i ons 28 Ide nti fying ob jects on the screen 3 6 Lear ning u se ful shortcuts 3 7 3C o n n e c t i n g A dd i t i on a l Eq u i p men t 39 Y our computer at a g l ance 3 9 A bout y our computer ’ s A/V pa nel 42 C onnectin g audio equ ipment 42 C onnectin g v ideo equipm ent 48 C onnect[...]

Par t II 6T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g 8 1 When y ou ha v e que st i ons 8 1 If y ou ha ve tr oub le 8 1 Solu ti ons t o c ommon pr oblem s 8 5 Solu ti ons t o CD-R OM prob lem s 97 If y our computer ’ s performance decrease s 1 03 Sol v i ng printer problem s 1 0 4 Obtaini n g updated A pple s of tw are 1 0 4 Ini t i a lizing a har d di s k 1 0[...]

vi Communications Regulation Information Co mmunic ation s r eg u l a t i o n i n f or ma t io n FCC statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device in accordance with the specifications in Part 15 of FCC rules. See instructions if interference to radio or television reception is suspected. [...]

DOC statement DOC Class B Compliance This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the interference-causing equipment standard entitled “Digital Apparatus,” ICES-003 of the Department of Communications. Observation des normes—Classe B Cet appareil numérique respecte l[...]

I pa rt Chapte r 1 Get ti ng S t ar te d Chapte r 2 Get ti ng H elp Chapte r 3 Conn e ct i ng Addi t i onal Equ ipm e nt Chapte r 4 Inst al l i ng and Us ing A p p l ic ation Pro gr ams Chapter 5 U si ng th e Op tio n al CD-R O M D r i v e[...]

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