Apple Duo 270C manual Working with a PowerBook Duo system, Your preferences, Input devices

nThe computer displayed a message saying that you had to restart the PowerBook to get access to attached devices, and you clicked OK, but you still don’t have access.

Clicking OK sends the message away, but it doesn’t restart the computer. Choose Restart from the Special menu.

nThe icon of the external hard disk doesn’t appear on the desktop.

To get access to an external hard disk drive, you must either restart the computer, or connect the computer to the minidock with the computer shut down.

1.Choose Shut Down from the Special menu.

2.Turn on your external hard disk drive and give it a few seconds to warm up.

3.Press the Power On key to turn on the computer.

nYou want the system to start up from the external hard disk, but it starts up from the hard disk inside your PowerBook.

Restart your computer. If that doesn’t work, check to make sure that the external hard disk has a System Folder on it (containing system software version 7.1 or later) and that you have selected that disk in the Startup Disk control panel.

Working with a PowerBook Duo system

This section summarizes

nhow your PowerBook Duo behaves when it is connected to the Duo MiniDock, or when it is moved from one minidock to another

nhow to take advantage of the Duo MiniDock’s features

Your preferences

The PowerBook Duo uses your preferences—including desktop pattern, window views, and so forth—when you dock it. This means that your PowerBook will be customized the way you like it no matter where you work.

Input devices

When your computer is connected to the minidock, you can use any attached input devices, including the keyboard and trackball built into the PowerBook Duo.

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