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8. Restart your computer without holding down the Shift key.
The computer starts up with your Extensions turned on again.
9. If you had selected special settings in any control panels, open those
control panels to respecify the settings you want.
When you start up the computer, you see a message about the system software.
m The system software on the startup disk you’re using may be incomplete or
damaged or may be the wrong version. Make sure you’re using the correct
disk as a startup disk.
m If you’re sure you’re using the correct startup disk, you may need to reinstall
system software. See “Installing System Software” in Chapter 11.
When you start up, a disk icon with a blinking question mark appears in the middle of
the screen and stays there for longer than 15 seconds.
This icon indicates that your Macintosh cannot find the system software it
needs to start up. One of the following is probably the cause:
m Your computer may be having a problem recognizing external SCSI (Small
Computer System Interface) equipment, such as hard disks and scanners
that you may have connected.
Shut down your computer, turn off all external SCSI equipment, and
disconnect the first SCSI device in the chain from your computer’s SCSI
port (marked with the g icon). Then restart the computer. If the computer
starts up after you disconnect your SCSI equipment, refer both to the
manuals that came with the equipment and Chapter 7, “Connecting
Additional Equipment,” which has information on the proper way to
connect SCSI equipment and assign SCSI ID numbers.
If you have a printer connected to your computer’s SCSI port, make sure
your printer is connected properly. Most printers connect to the printer
port, not the SCSI port. Check the manuals that came with your printer for
information on how to connect it properly.
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