Turning on your computer for the first time – Apple Macintosh LC 550 User Manual
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Turning on your computer for the first
time
In order to start up, your computer must have special sof
tware
(called system sof
tware) installed on the hard disk. Y
our computer
may have this sof
tware already installed.
To
see if your hard disk already has system sof
tware installed,
follow these
two
steps to tur
n on your computer
.
1.
Pr
ess the top of the main power switch at the back
of the computer
. The top of the switch is marked with
an “
i”.
This switch provides power to your computer
, but doesn
’t
tur
n it on.
2.
Pr
ess the P
ower key (marked with the
P
icon) on the
keyboar
d to tur
n on your computer
.
Now your computer is on.
Power key
Main power
switch
4
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