You should hear a tone when you turn on the computer. It takes the computer a few moments to start up. You’ll see the Mac OS startup screen as the system software is loaded on the computer. After your computer starts up for the first time, a picture similar to this appears on the screen:
Note: Your screen should look very similar to this, but it may not look exactly the same.
Problems turning the computer on?
mNothing happened when you pressed the Power key.
The battery may be drained. Make sure you plugged in the power adapter, and that the power adapter is firmly connected to both the computer and a power source. If the power adapter is plugged into a power strip, make sure the power strip is plugged in and turned on. If the computer doesn’t make a
sound when you press the Power key, press the reset button (marked with an I) on the back of the computer. Once the battery has charged you should be able to use the Power key normally.
If the computer still doesn’t turn on, see “Problems Starting Up the Computer” in Chapter 7.
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