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Re–sc – Apple PowerBook G3 User Manual

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removing

the battery 54–55
CDs 21–22
an expansion bay module 15, 16–17
paper wrapper on the battery 4–5
PC Cards (PCMCIA cards) 26–28
a RAM expansion card 123–132
system software components

93, 95–97

repetitive stress injuries (RSIs) 104
replacing

the battery 54–55
a RAM expansion card 123–139

reset button

illustration 2, 31
when the battery is drained 8
when the computer won’t restart

13, 58–59, 62, 63

when the computer won’t shut down

10, 37

resetting PRAM 59–60, 86
resolution on external monitors

39–41, 74

Restart command (Special menu)

12, 13, 90

restarting the computer 12–13, 58–59,

62, 63, 119. See also starting up
the computer; turning on the
computer

restoring custom settings and special

software 89

Return key 116
RGB external monitors supported 40, 41
ribbon cables for keyboard 128, 130,

133–135

S

“sad Macintosh” icon,

troubleshooting 59

safety instructions

batteries 5, 51, 109, 110–111, 112
cables 36, 109
cleaning the computer 110

connecting SCSI devices 34
connecting a telephone line to a

modem card 30, 83, 143

connectors 109
ejecting PC Cards

(PCMCIA cards) 26

floppy disks 111
grounding the computer 6
keyboard and trackpad 110
liquid spills onto the computer 110
moving the computer 11, 109, 112
ports 109, 110
power adapter 53
removing expansion bay modules

15, 16, 17

temperature ranges for the computer

110, 113

saving settings 7
saving your work

determining battery charge level

and 52

low-power messages and 50
removing/replacing the battery and

54, 55

restarting the computer and 62, 63

screen. See display; external monitor
screen-dimming feature

adjusting onset of 67, 74
external monitors and 44, 73–74
low-power messages and 51
restoring brightness 67, 72
turning off 73, 74

screwdriver, type needed to install a

RAM expansion card 122, 124

SCSI cables 34–35, 36–37, 38, 77–78
SCSI chains 34, 36–37, 38
SCSI devices

connecting 34–38
troubleshooting 76, 78

SCSI disk mode 35–38, 76–78
SCSI (HDI-30) port 2, 31, 36, 37
SCSI icon 37, 76
SCSI ID numbers, setting 34, 36, 37, 78
SCSI Peripheral Interface Cable 34–35

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