Apple 8600 appendix Performing a normal or easy installation of system software

Performing a normal or easy installation of system software

Follow the steps in this section to do what is commonly called a “normal” or easy installation of system software.

If you’re installing system software on a hard disk for the first time, make sure that your hard disk has been initialized, a process that prepares the disk to store information. If you see the hard disk’s icon on the desktop when you start up the computer, the disk has been initialized. If no disk icon appears when you start up, see the section “Initializing a Hard Disk” earlier in this chapter for instructions.

To perform a normal installation, follow these steps:

1Start up your computer from the CD-ROM disc that contains system software.

Do this by inserting the CD-ROM disc into the CD-ROM drive and holding down the C key while you restart the computer. For detailed steps, see “Starting Up From the System Software CD-ROM Disc” earlier in this chapter.

2Find and open the Disk First Aid icon.

You may need to look in a folder called Utilities to find Disk First Aid.

After Disk First Aid starts, follow the instructions on the screen to verify your disk. Disk First Aid checks your hard disk for any problems.

3When the verification process stops, check the results in the Disk First Aid window.

If the results indicate that your hard disk appears to be OK, choose Quit from the File menu. If Disk First Aid finds a problem, see “Repairing a Damaged Disk” in the section “Testing and Repairing Your Hard Disk,” earlier in

this chapter.

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