Apple 550 series Personal Computer User Manual


 
Trash, dragging items to 12
Trinitron display 28. See also
monitor, screen
troubleshooting. See also customer
support hotline; Guide menu
arrow pointer doesn’t move 47, 56–57
blinking question mark 8, 52, 63, 72
“bomb” message 47, 49, 56
can’t find an application program 60
can’t start an application program 59
can’t start up from the hard disk 62
clock is inaccurate 51
diagnosing problems 48
Disk First Aid problems 68
ejecting floppy disks 84
error messages 47–48
“frozen” screen 47, 49, 56–57
hard disk icon doesn’t appear on the
desktop 62
icons don’t appear correctly 54
interference on screen, television,
or radio 82
keyboard connections 58
mouse connections 57
not enough memory 59
repairing disks 54, 68
“sad Macintosh” icon 53
screen is dark 51
SCSI device connections 52
starting up from a CD-ROM disc 65
starting up from a floppy disk 53
system software 8, 52, 54
testing a hard disk with Apple HD SC
Setup 66
turning on the computer 9
typing produces nothing on screen 58
unreadable floppy disks 55
using documents created from DOS
computers 60, 61
using floppy disks formatted for DOS
computers 55
where to find answers 14, 47
turning off the computer 2, 13, 88, 96.
See also power switch
turning on the computer 7–9, 13, 96
tutorial 11–12
typing. See keyboard
U
unlocking a floppy disk 43
unreadable floppy disks 55
updating the backup copy of a hard
disk 42–44
Utilities disk
Apple HD SC Setup 66, 70
Apple Restore 45
Disk First Aid 67–68
starting the computer from 53, 65
V
ventilation for computer equipment 81
virtual memory 59
volume control. See sound control
buttons
W
warranty on your computer 87
windows. See also Macintosh
Guide window
defined 12
hiding and showing on the desktop 38
work area, arranging 77–78
wrist pain from keyboard use 75, 76, 79
X, Y, Z
X on disk icon 53
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Index