Apple Power Macintosh 8500/150 Series - Manual (Page 169)

general precautions 134–135
grounding the computer 3, 135
handling and care of equipment
135–139
installing additional memory 62–63
installing an expansion card 145–154
liquid spills on computer equipment
134, 135, 136, 138, 139
locking/unlocking the mouse
143–144
saving documents if you’re having
trouble 83
screen. See also monitor
dark, troubleshooting 85
dimming 20, 136
minimizing glare and reflections
132, 133
positioning 4, 132
screen saver programs 85, 136
scroll arrows 18
scroll bar, Macintosh Guide 31
SCSI cables 60–61, 62
SCSI devices
computer doesn’t recognize 86, 97
connecting 59–62
SCSI ID numbers
setting 60
troubleshooting and 88, 97, 112–113
SCSI internal interface 59
SCSI port 40, 41, 59, 62
SCSI terminator 61
security lock ports 41
shared disks 71, 75, 78
shared libraries 72, 96
Shift key 156, 159
Shortcuts command (Guide menu)
37–38
Show All command (Application
menu) 70
Show Balloons command (Guide
menu) 36
showing/hiding windows on the
desktop 70
Shut Down command (Special menu)
22–23
shutting down the computer 20, 21–23
size box 18
Sleep command (Special menu) 20
sleep state 12, 20
slider, Macintosh Guide 31
Small Computer System Interface.
See SCSI
software updates, obtaining 104–108
sound input/output ports 40, 41, 43,
45–47, 55
speaker on computer, illustration 40
speakers, connecting external stereo
speakers 47–48
special characters and symbols, typing
157–158
special keys 155–156, 159
Special menu
Restart command 83
Shut Down command 22–23
Sleep command 20
starting the computer 20, 83–84
startup disks
initializing 109–111
rebuilding the desktop and 84
troubleshooting 87, 89
static electricity
discharging 148
handling the processor card 154
stereo miniplugs 43, 44, 47
stereo speakers 47–48
sunlight, computer exposure to 135
S-video connections
for input from a camera 52
for input from a VCR 51
for output from the computer 55
for using a television as a monitor 57
S-video connectors 49, 50, 54
S-video In/Out ports (on video
equipment) 51–52, 55–57
S-video input/output ports (on computer)
40–42, 51–52, 55, 57
switching programs 17
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