Apple I Book G3 manual Advice and troubleshooting, Look in Mac Help

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Advice and troubleshooting

If you don’t find the answer to your problem on the following pages:

Look in Mac Help.

mIn Mac Help (see page 24), you can find a great deal of troubleshooting advice, including information to help you solve problems with

m Connecting to the Internet

m Using software installation and restore discs m Changing your computer’s settings

m Printing m And more

mClick the Finder icon in the Dock, then choose Mac Help from the Help menu. Type a question in the search window (for example, type “How do I eject a disc?”) and click Ask.

Switching between Mac OS X and Mac OS 9

Your iBook is set to use Mac OS X. Most applications made for Mac OS 9 will work in the Mac OS X Classic environment. Just open the application as you normally would. You can also start up your computer using

Mac OS 9.

To set your computer to use Mac OS 9:

mChoose System Preferences from the Apple (K) menu in Mac OS X.

mClick the Startup Disk icon to open the Startup Disk pane.

mSelect the Mac OS 9 folder as your startup disk. If the icons are dimmed, click the padlock icon and enter the password you chose when you first set up Mac OS X.

mClick Restart.

To set your computer to use Mac OS X again:

mChoose Control Panels from the Apple (K) menu.

mOpen the Startup Disk control panel.

mClick the triangle next to the hard disk that contains your operating system folders.

mSelect the Mac OS X System as your startup disk.

mClick Restart.

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