Installing system software

System software is a set of programs that your computer uses to start up and operate. To install system software on your hard disk, follow these steps.

You do not need to install system software if you see the Macintosh desktop on your screen when you turn on the computer.

1.Find the Install disk provided with your computer. Insert the disk into the floppy disk drive (metal end first, label side up).

Insert metal end first.

After a few moments, you’ll see the Welcome box of the Installer, the program that installs system software on your hard disk.

2.Press the Return key on your keyboard to continue.

The Easy Install dialog box appears. Easy Install puts the system software that you’ll need right away onto your hard disk.

3.Press the Return key again to start installing system software.

Messages on your screen report how installation is progressing.

4.When the computer prompts you, remove the Install disk and insert the next disk the computer requests.

During installation, the computer automatically ejects a disk it has finished with and requests the next disk it needs.

5.Insert the remaining disks as the computer prompts you.

6.When you see a message reporting that installation was successful, press the Return key once more to quit the Installer program.

If you see a message saying that installation was not successful, you need to try again. Follow the instructions on the screen.

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Apple 145 manual Installing system software, Press the Return key on your keyboard to continue, Insert metal end first