ports

Apple Desktop Bus (ADB) 6, 7 monitor 5

printer 30 SCSI, 30

sound input and output 30, 31 power button, standby 2, 30 power cord

connecting 1–2 monitor 4, 5

Power key 8, 102

Power Macintosh 6200 series system 29–30

Power Macintosh programs, using 39 power-on light 29

PowerPC microprocessor, ix power socket 30

power supply, safety precautions 86 power switch 30

PowerTalk program 35 Previous System Folder 74 printer port 30

Q

question mark icon (h) blinking 9

blinking at startup 46, 68

as Guide (h) menu indicator 12 QuickDraw GX program 35 quitting an application, with special key

combination 104

R

radio interference, vi random-access memory (RAM),

expanding 34 rebuilding the desktop 44 Reduced Instruction Set Computing

(RISC) technology, ix

remote control sensor 29 repairing a damaged disk 65–67 repetitive stress injuries (RSIs), avoiding

77, 78

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restarting the computer, with special key combination 104

Restart (Special menu) 43 Return key 102

S

“sad Macintosh” icon 47 safety precautions

CD-ROM drive, vii

disconnecting the computer 82, 83 grounding plug 2, 83

power supply 86

screen display. See also monitor basics 13

bomb on 51 dark 45

error messages on 41 frozen pointer on 41, 50 identifying objects on 26 off center 45

scroll arrows 13

SCSI devices, troubleshooting 46, 48, 63, 64–65

SCSI hard disk, external

initializing 61–62

installing system software on 72 testing 64–65

SCSI port 30

searching, for help topics 19–24 security lock port 30

setting up 1-11

connecting additional equipment 30–34

connecting to an Ethernet network 33 connecting external speakers 32–33 connecting keyboard and mouse 6–7 connecting microphone 31 connecting monitor 3–5 connecting other equipment 7, 30 plugging in the computer 1–2 troubleshooting startup problems

46–47

turning computer on 8–10

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