Apple 8500 manual Hard disk icon Macintosh desktop

mIf, when you press Return, you see the Macintosh desktop (shown here), your system software is already set up correctly.

Hard disk icon

Macintosh desktop

Skip now to “What’s Next?”

mIf you see a blinking question mark, see “Solutions to Common Problems” in Chapter 6.

mIf you see anything else on your screen, or if you see nothing at all, see the section “Problems Turning Your Computer On?” next in this chapter.

Note: To save energy, your computer is automatically set to put itself to sleep if you haven’t used it for 30 minutes or more (the screen dims). If your computer attempts to go to sleep while you’re setting it up, simply press a key on the keyboard to “wake it up.”

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