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3Check to see what’s on your screen.
m If you see the Macintosh desktop, shown here, your system software is
already set up correctly. Skip now to “
What’s Next?”
m If you see a blinking question mark, you need to install system software on
the computer’s hard disk. (System software is a set of programs the
computer uses to start itself up.)
See “Reinstalling System Software” in Chapter 10 of this book for
information on installing system software.
m If you see anything else on your screen, or if you see nothing at all, see the
next section, “Problems Turning on Your Computer?”
IMPORTANT
If you need to turn off your computer at any point, please see
“Turning the Computer Off” at the end of Chapter 3. It is very important to
use the correct procedure for shutting down your Macintosh before turning it
off.
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Setting Up
Hard disk icon
Macintosh desktop