Setting Up Your Computer
 Monitor Macintosh computer
 Positioning and plugging in the computer
 Connecting a monitor
Connecting the monitor power cord
 On some monitors, the cord is already attached
 Connecting the monitor cable and ADB cable
Video card
 Auxiliary ADB ports VApple Desktop
 Connecting the mouse and keyboard
Connecting a keyboard with a built-in cable
 Connecting a keyboard with a separate cable
 Turning the computer on
 Turn on your computer by pressing the Power key
 Do one of the following
 Setting Up Your Computer
 Problems turning your computer on?
 What’s next?
 Where to find answers
Apple Guide
 Four simple tips for using Macintosh Guide effectively
 Identifying Objects
Learning the Basics
Getting Help via the Internet
 Guide Menu
Getting Answers to Your Questions
Getting the Latest News
 Reviewing the basics
Menus
 Windows
Close box Title bar
 Icons
 Learning to Use Your Computer
 Learning the basics
 After you take the tutorial
 Where to find answers
 Four simple tips for using Macintosh Guide effectively
 Identifying Objects
 Guide Menu
 Turning the computer off
 Installing and Using Software
 Installing application programs
 Installing programs over a network
 Opening an application program
Working with several programs at a time
Finding out which programs are open
 Switching programs
Hiding and showing windows on the desktop
 Five tips for using application programs effectively
 Using Power Macintosh MP-compatible application programs
Setting up your Power Macintosh MP computer
Turn off hard disk sleep
 Turn off virtual memory and do not install RAM Doubler
 About the software included with your computer
Mac OS operating system software
 Optional system software additions
 Backing up your files
Application programs
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 Connecting Your Computer to a Telephone Line
 Types of equipment
 Choosing and connecting a modem
 Choosing a modem
Data-transfer speed
Modem cable
 Connecting to an Isdn line
Connecting a modem
Bundled software
 Setting up an Isdn line
 Connecting Your Computer to a Network
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 Connecting to a LocalTalk network
 Printer port LocalTalk adapter LocalTalk cable
 Connecting to an Ethernet network
 Connecting to a twisted-pair Ethernet network
Connecting to a thin coaxial Ethernet network
 Connecting Your Computer to a Network
 Connecting to other types of Ethernet networks
 Connecting to multiple networks simultaneously
 Configuring your network connection
 Configuring your AppleTalk network connection
AppleTalk control panel opens
 Getting more information about the AppleTalk control panel
 Configuring your TCP/IP network connection
Before you begin
 Setting up
TCP/IP control panel opens
 Connecting Your Computer to a Network
 Getting more information about the TCP/IP control panel
 Using an Online Service or the Internet
Connection software
 America Online
Apple Internet Connection Kit
 Access the World Wide Web
What you can do online
Exchange electronic mail
 Download files
Join a discussion group
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 Connecting Additional Equipment
 Your Computer’s Components and Front Panel Controls
 CD-ROM drive
 Your Computer’s Ports and Connectors
 Connecting Additional Equipment
 Connecting audio equipment
Sound input and output ports
 Connecting most audio equipment
 Turn on the computer and the audio equipment
 Connecting and positioning a microphone
 Turn on the computer
 Double-click the Monitors & Sound control panel to open it
 Connecting external Scsi devices
 Before you connect a Scsi device
Make sure each device has a unique ID number
 Make sure you use the right type and length of cable
 Terminate the Scsi chain properly
 Connecting a Scsi device
 Connecting a printer
 Connecting a second monitor
 Connecting an ADB input device
 Securing your computer
Security lock port
 Additional Memory
 Expansion card power requirements
About PCI expansion cards
 About memory
 Dram configurations
 Installing a PCI expansion card or memory
Opening the computer
 Remove the computer cover
 Set the cover panel aside
 Power supply case
 Disconnect the power cord from the back of the computer
 Installing a PCI expansion card
 Pull out the port access cover and set it aside
 Align the connector end of the card with the expansion slot
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 Reinsert the screw that you removed earlier, and tighten it
 Installing an unusually long PCI card
 If you ne ed to
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 Guide assembly, be sure you reconnect
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 Installing memory
 Work surface
 Connectors Dram slot 1
 Align the Dram DIMMs in the Dram slots as pictured
 Replace the chassis by swinging it back into place
 Proceed to Closing the Computer, next
 Closing the computer
 Lift up the computer so that it sits upright
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 Start Here If Trouble Occurs
 Gather as much information as you can
 Restart your computer
 Check the next chapter, Solutions to Common Problems
Check onscreen help, if you can
Use Apple System Profiler
Opening Apple System Profiler
 Getting help
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 Problems turning on or starting up your computer
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 Sad Macintosh icon appears and the computer won’t start up
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 Hard disk icon does not appear on the desktop
 Every time the computer starts up, it rebuilds the desktop
 Problems with application programs, documents, and memory
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 Computer freezes
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 Program won’t open
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 File can’t be thrown away
 You experience problems using an older Macintosh program
 Problems with CD-ROM drives and discs
Problems using the CD-ROM drive
 If a CD-ROM disc icon appears on your screen
 Your CD-ROM disc is vibrating in the CD-ROM drive
 Problems using CD-ROM discs
 You can’t open a document on a CD-ROM disc
 Problems using ISO 9660 or High Sierra discs
 Problems playing audio CDs
 Problems using Photo CDs
 Problems with floppy disks and floppy disk drives
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 Problems with hard disks
Problems with your computer’s speed
 Your computer isn’t performing as fast as you’d like
 Other problems with your computer
 Typing on the keyboard produces nothing on the screen
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 Your screen displays a right-angle bracket prompt
 Some icons look different from usual
 Problems with your printer
 Problems with networks and file sharing
 Message says that file sharing can’t be turned on
 Message says that an item can’t be shared
 You can’t open a shared disk or folder
 Diagnostic Techniques
Checking your system extensions
 Go to the next section if you are still having problems
 Testing and repairing your hard disk
Try these suggestions first
 Testing for damage on your hard disk
 Repairing a damaged disk
 If Disk First Aid cannot correct the problem
 Initializing a hard disk
 Starting up from the system software CD-ROM disc
 If you see a blinking question mark on your screen
If you see the Macintosh desktop
 Installing system software
When should you install system software?
 Performing a normal or easy installation of system software
 Installer’s welcome screen appears
 Easy Install dialog box appears
 Performing a clean installation of system software
If the installation was not successful
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 Following dialog box appears
 It takes a few minutes to complete the installation
 Replacing your special software
 Performing a custom installation
 Choose Custom Install from the pop-up menu
 Restart your Macintosh
 Rebuilding your desktop
This saves your current set of extensions
 This turns your original set of extensions back on
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 Appendix a Health, Safety, and Maintenance Tips
Health-related information about computer use
 Musculoskeletal discomfort
 Eye fatigue
Arranging your office
 Shoulders relaxed
 Avoiding fatigue
What about electromagnetic emissions?
 Safety instructions
 Handling your computer equipment
 Handling the monitor
Handling the keyboard
 Follow these procedures for handling floppy disks
Handling floppy disks
 Handling CD-ROM discs
 Ejecting a floppy disk
If you can’t eject a floppy disk
 Cleaning your equipment
Power supply
Cleaning the computer case
Cleaning the monitor
 Cleaning the mouse
 Rotate the rollers to clean all around them
 Locking and unlocking the mouse
Recessed area on ring Recessed area surrounding ring
 To unlock the mouse, follow these steps
 Appendix B Special Keys on Your Keyboard
Special keys on Apple keyboards Arrow keys
 Control key
 Typing special characters and symbols
 Diacritical mark Key combination
 Special key combinations
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 Contents
 Installing and Using Software
Connecting Your Computer to a Network
Using an Online Service or the Internet
Learning to Use Your Computer
 Connecting Additional Equipment
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 Solutions to Common Problems
Diagnostic Techniques
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 Appendix a
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Index 217
Appendix B Special Keys on Your Keyboard 211
 Communications regulation information
 Industry Canada statement
 Where to find answers
 Why Is This Book So Thin?
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