Apple PowerBook G3 - Manual (Page 157)

T
Tab key 116
TCP/IP control panel 79, 142
telephone cord, type to use 143, 145
telephone line, connecting to a modem
card 30, 82–83, 143–145
temperature ranges
for the computer 110, 113
for floppy disks 111
terminators, SCSI 34, 35, 77, 78
testing
the hard disk 87–88
RAM 59, 139
three-wire grounding plug 6
tilde (~), typing 118
Torx T-8 screwdriver 122, 124
trackpad
correct position for your hands
106–107
illustration 2, 106
troubleshooting 71–72
trackpad button 2
transferring information between
computers 35–38
using infrared file transfer 48
transporting the computer 109, 112–113
Trash, dragging icons to 15, 16, 17, 21,
26
tray of CD-ROM drive, opening/closing
20, 21–22
troubleshooting. See also diagnostic
techniques; error messages
battery problems 52, 58, 63
computer “freezes”
at restart 13, 62
at shutdown 10
at startup 61, 86
when screen dimming takes effect
73, 74
when you’re working in a program
63–64
display problems
flickering screen 73
screen dimming 67, 72, 73
screen went blank 67, 72
external monitor problems 43–44, 72,
73–74, 78
floppy disk problems 70–71
hard disk problems
in SCSI disk mode 37, 76–78
at startup 71
while installing software 98
hardware problems
ejecting CDs 22
ejecting PC Cards
(PCMCIA cards) 27–28
keyboard 72, 78
modem 82–83
mouse 78
pointer sticks or jumps 72
power adapter 8, 58
printer 74–75, 78
SCSI equipment 76, 78
trackpad 71–72
typing produces nothing on
screen 72
memory problems
can’t access memory 69
not enough memory 61–62, 65, 66
PRAM 59–60
RAM or cache memory errors
detected 70
RAM expansion card 60
modem problems, Apple Remote
Access 82–83
network/file sharing problems 79–81,
83, 86
shutting down the computer 10
sleep indicator light glows steady
green 59
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