Apple Macintosh Performa 6400 Series - Manual (Page 113)

113 Reinstalling Your Computer’s Software
Note: Also keep the Macintosh Performa CD: Guided Tour handy. This CD
contains backup copies of the Guided Tour programs you may have seen
when you first turned on your computer. Instructions later in this chapter also
describe how to use the Guided Tour CD to restore these programs.
The “If You Still Have Problems” section toward the end of this chapter
tells you what to do if the CD-ROM disc does not solve the problems with
your computer.
Using the CD-ROM disc as your startup device
Before you reinstall software onto your hard disk, you need to start up your
computer with the Macintosh Performa CD: Performa Software. The procedure
for starting up from the CD-ROM disc varies depending on the condition of
the system software on your hard disk. To find out which procedure to use, you
must turn on your Macintosh.
If you see a blinking question mark on the screen
The blinking question mark means that your Macintosh is unable to find
usable system software on your hard disk.
Note: If you don’t see a blinking question mark, go to the next section, “If
You See the Macintosh Desktop.”
1 Press the Open/Close button of your CD-ROM drive to open the CD-ROM tray.
2 Place the Macintosh Performa CD: Performa Software in the tray with the disc label
facing up.
Be sure to use the CD with the words “Performa Software” at the top. Make
sure the disc is lying flat in the tray.