3

Using Your Computer

 

43

 

 

 

 

Universal Serial Bus (USB)

44

 

 

 

 

 

 

FireWire

46

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PC Cards

48

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AirPort Wireless Internet and Networking

49

 

 

Ethernet (10/100/1000Base-T)

50

 

 

 

 

Infrared (IrDA)

51

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

External Video Support (VGA and S-Video)

52

 

 

Battery

55

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DVD-ROM Drive

58

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Optional CD-RW Drive

60

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Keyboard Controls and Programmable Function Keys

61

 

Security Slot and Keyboard Lock

63

 

 

 

4

Working With Your Operating System 65

 

About Mac OS X

66

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Using Classic in Mac OS X

66

 

 

 

 

 

 

Switching Between Operating Systems

67

 

 

 

Need Help? 68

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5 Working Inside Your Computer

69

 

 

Installing Additional Memory

69

 

 

 

 

 

Removing the Internal Hard Disk

78

 

 

 

 

Installing an AirPort Card 87

 

 

 

 

 

6

Troubleshooting

89

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Information in This Chapter

89

 

 

 

 

 

Problems That Prevent You From Using Your Computer

90

 

Restoring Your Computer Software

92

 

 

 

Other Problems

93

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Locating Your Product Serial Number

93

 

 

 

Appendix A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specifications

95

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Apple System Profiler

95

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PowerBook Specifications

96

 

 

 

 

 

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