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Q
question mark icon (h)
blinking, at startup 49, 70
as Guide menu indicator 12
QuickDraw GX program 39
R
radio interference vi
random-access memory (RAM),
expanding 37
rebuilding the desktop 47–48
recording sound 34
Reduced Instruction Set Computing
(RISC) microprocessor ix
remote control sensor 30
repairing a damaged disk 64–65, 67–69
repetitive stress injuries (RSIs), avoiding
78, 79
Restart (Special menu) 47
Return key 106
S
“sad Macintosh” icon 50
safety precautions
disconnecting the computer 84, 85
grounding plug 1, 4, 85
power supply 88
screen control buttons 30, 33
screen display 30. See also monitor
adjusting light and dark on 33
basics 13
bomb on 53–54
connecting to external monitor 36
dark 48
identifying objects on 26
off center 48
pointer freezing on 52–53
scroll arrows 13
SCSI devices, troubleshooting 49, 51, 65
SCSI hard disk, external
initializing 63–64
installing system software on 74
testing 66
SCSI port 31
searching, for help topics 19–24
security lock port 31
setting up
adjusting screen angle 7
the computer 1–11
connecting mouse and keyboard 5–6
connecting other equipment 7, 31
plugging in the computer 1, 3–4
troubleshooting startup problems 10
turning on computer 8–9
shared libraries 43
Shift key 106
Shortcuts 27–28
Show All (Application menu) 42
Show Balloons (Guide menu) 26
Shut Down (Apple menu) 14
Shut Down (Special menu) 14
size box 13
slots 93
Small Computer System Interface
(SCSI), startup problems
and 49. See also SCSI devices;
SCSI hard disk, external
software. See application programs
software compatibility ix
Extensions Manager control panel
and 59
older Macintosh programs 44, 58
sound
adjusting 32
recording 34
sound control buttons 30, 32
sound input port 31
sound output port 31
special keys 105–106
112
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