Apple 9600 manual Index

Trash

deleting locked files in 144 emptying 22

troubleshooting. See also diagnostic techniques; error messages

Apple System Profiler and 126–127 application program malfunctions 36,

138–145

audio CDs don’t play correctly 152 blinking icons in menu bar 163, 164 blinking question mark 132, 177, 178 “bomb” message on screen 125,

140–142, 153 cable connections 14

CD-ROM disc/drive problems 146–153

clock keeps time inaccurately 162 computer freezes 134–135, 137,

140, 153

computer makes unusual sounds 130–132, 164

computer won’t restart 137 deleting files 144

desktop looks different when you start up 136, 148

displaying system information 126–127

documents, working with 143–144 equipment connections 134–135 file sharing problems 144, 165–168 flashing empty box appears at

startup 137

floppy disk/drive problems 133, 154–156, 205

font files, damaged 163 hard disk problems 136, 157,

171–174

icons appear different from usual 163 icons do not appear at startup 137 interference with radio and television

reception viii, 90, 202

ISO 9660– or High Sierra–format files 151

keyboard problems 159–161 Macintosh Guide and 126

memory problems 138–142, 145, 153 microphone malfunctions 162 mouse problems 159

network usage problems 165–168 performance and speed decrease

157–159

Photo CD problems 153

pointer alternates between an arrow and wristwatch 137

pointer doesn’t move 159 PRAM and NVRAM problems

131–132

printer problems 132, 164–165 rebuilding the desktop 137 restarting the computer 125, 137 right-angle bracket (>) on screen 162 “sad Macintosh” icon 134

screen is dark 130

SCSI device connections 132 shared disk problems 166, 168 starting up the computer 14,

130–137, 157

startup disk problems 133, 157, 171 system extension compatibility 135,

169–170

system software problems 132–134, 182

typing produces nothing on screen 160–161

a window has disappeared 145 turning off

AppleTalk 62, 159, 164 the computer

to attach or remove devices 79, 81, 88, 91

to connect cables 14 general instructions for 30 to install an expansion card or

memory 97

for troubleshooting purposes 136, 147, 148

hard disk sleep 37

system extensions 131, 161, 169, 190–191

virtual memory 38

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