Apple MD772LL/A Personal Computer User Manual


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88 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet Solution
To open the Mac OS X Utilities application:
m RestartyourcomputerwhileholdingdowntheCommandkey(x)andRkey.
SomeutilitiesintheMacOSXUtilitiespanerequireaccesstotheInternetandthe
MacAppStore.Youmayneedtomakesureyourcomputerisconnectedtothe
InternetviayourEthernetorWi-Finetwork.
To connect via a Wi-Fi network:
1 ChooseanetworkfromtheWi-Fistatusmenuintheupper-rightcornerofthescreen.
2 Ifnecessary,typethenetworkpassword.
Tojoinaclosednetwork,chooseJoinOtherNetwork.Enterthenetwork’sname
andpassword.
Repairing a Disk with Disk Utility
Ifyouhaveaproblemwithyourcomputer,orifyoustartyourcomputerandseethe
MacOSXUtilitiespane,youmayneedtorepairyourcomputer’sdisk.
1 SelectDiskUtilityintheMacOSXUtilitiespaneandclickContinue.
2 Selectthediskorpartitioninthelistontheleft,andthenclicktheFirstAidtab.
3 ClickRepairDisk.
IfDiskUtilitycan’trepairthedisk,backupasmuchofyourinformationaspossible,
andthenfollowtheinstructionsin“ReinstallingMacOSXandAppleApplications”on
page89.
ForinformationaboutDiskUtilityanditsoptions,seeHelpCenter,oropenDiskUtility
(intheUtilitiesfolderinLaunchpad)andchooseHelp>DiskUtilityHelp.
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