Trash, dragging items to 12 Trinitron display 28. See also

monitor, screen troubleshooting. See also customer

support hotline; Guide menu arrow pointer doesn’t move 47, 56–57 blinking question mark 8, 52, 63, 72 “bomb” message 47, 49, 56

can’t find an application program 60 can’t start an application program 59 can’t start up from the hard disk 62 clock is inaccurate 51 diagnosing problems 48

Disk First Aid problems 68 ejecting floppy disks 84 error messages 47–48 “frozen” screen 47, 49, 56–57

hard disk icon doesn’t appear on the desktop 62

icons don’t appear correctly 54 interference on screen, television,

or radio 82 keyboard connections 58 mouse connections 57 not enough memory 59 repairing disks 54, 68 “sad Macintosh” icon 53 screen is dark 51

SCSI device connections 52 starting up from a CD-ROM disc 65 starting up from a floppy disk 53 system software 8, 52, 54

testing a hard disk with Apple HD SC Setup 66

turning on the computer 9

typing produces nothing on screen 58 unreadable floppy disks 55

using documents created from DOS computers 60, 61

using floppy disks formatted for DOS computers 55

where to find answers 14, 47

turning off the computer 2, 13, 88, 96. See also power switch

turning on the computer 7–9, 13, 96 tutorial 11–12

typing. See keyboard

U

unlocking a floppy disk 43 unreadable floppy disks 55 updating the backup copy of a hard

disk 42–44

Utilities disk

Apple HD SC Setup 66, 70 Apple Restore 45

Disk First Aid 67–68

starting the computer from 53, 65

V

ventilation for computer equipment 81 virtual memory 59

volume control. See sound control buttons

W

warranty on your computer 87 windows. See also Macintosh Guide window

defined 12

hiding and showing on the desktop 38 work area, arranging 77–78

wrist pain from keyboard use 75, 76, 79

X, Y, Z

X on disk icon 53

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570 series, 550 series specifications

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