S
safety precautions 127–128
battery hazards 76, 127, 129
battery recharging 74
connecting SCSI devices 54, 55,
57, 58
grounding plug 3
RAM card installation 151, 152
for traveling 131
saving files, problems with 92
screen dimming feature
as blank screen cause 89, 94
external monitor and 62, 96
low-power message and 72
screen display
adjusting 8, 125
basics of 18
blank 89, 94
on external monitor 62
external monitor problems 95–96
flickering 94
Mac OS startup 6
network problems 102
not responding to keyboard 94
positioning 5, 125
screwdriver, Torx T-8 142
scroll arrows 18
SCSI devices
connecting 54–59
defined 54
troubleshooting 98–99
SCSI disk mode 55
for backing up 69
connecting PowerBook in 56–58
quitting 59
troubleshooting 98–99
SCSI icon 57, 98
SCSI ID number
assigning 56
on SCSI icon 57
SCSI port (HDI-30) 2, 51
SCSI terminators, positioning 54, 55
searching, with Look For button 27,
31–32
security cable and lock, using 40
security slot 2, 40
setting up modem software 47–49
setting up the PowerBook 1–5, 15
additional equipment 51
external monitor placement 60
installing application programs 67
opening the display 4–5
plugging in 3–4
troubleshooting startup problems 8–9
Set Up Connection (AppleLink) 49
shared folders, file handling problems
and 90
shared libraries 70
Sharing Monitor control panel 102
Sharing Setup control panel, network
problems and 101, 102, 103
Sharing Setup icon 101
Shift key 136
for special characters 137
Shortcuts command (Guide window) 35
Show All (Application menu), for seeing
window 88
Show Ballons (Guide menu) 34
Shut Down button 19
Shut Down command (Special menu)
19–20
shutting down 19–20
SimpleText icon 66
size box 18
Sleep button 20
Sleep command (Special menu) 21
sleep feature 20, 22
as blank screen cause 89, 94
expansion bay modules and 39
external monitor and 62
low-battery and 72
PC Cards and 43
turning off 22, 89
sleep indicator 2, 20, 21
slots
PC Card (PCMCIA card) 2, 41
security 2
Slow Keys option, keyboard problems
and 94
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Index