Apple iMac G3 (Original) - Manual (Page 67)

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A
Administration password, forgetting 40
Apple Assistance Center 65, 66
AppleCD Audio Player 31, 41
Apple Guide.
See Mac OS Help
Apple System Profiler 66
application programs
clean installation and 58
compatibility issues with older Macintosh
programs 29
Disk First Aid 47–48
Drive Setup program 49–51
problems with 23–29
quitting 13, 29
reinstalling individual applications 62
resetting PRAM and 19
restoring all original software 63–64
B
batteries
replacing clock battery 38
replacing computer’s backup battery 20
beep sound 8, 20, 39
blinking icon in menu bar 38
blinking question mark icon 8
bomb message 33
C
CD-ROM discs. See also software install CD;
software restore CD
cleaning 32
ejecting 30, 32, 46
jammed 17, 30
problems with 30–33, 42
starting up from 17, 45–46, 60–61
CD-ROM drive 30–32
Chooser, computer doesn’t appear in 39
cleaning CD-ROM discs 32
clean installation of system software 58–60
clock problems 38
control panels.
See also individual control
panels
reinstalling after clean installation 59
replacing battery and 20
resetting PRAM and 19
resolving compatibility problems with 17–18
custom installation of system software 56–58
D
date, incorrect 20, 38
deleting files 28
desktop
CD-ROM icon doesn’t appear on 30–31
hard disk icon missing from 10
normal desktop doesn’t appear 10
rebuilding 27, 38
devices, troubleshooting 14–15, 33–35
disk corruption message 10, 15
Disk First Aid 47–48