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Apple Power Macintosh 4400 User Manual

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6 Using Your Modem to Connect to the Internet

or an Online Service 73

About the Internet and its language 74

Using your modem to connect to an Internet service provider

or an online service 74

What you can do on the Internet 76

7 Connecting Your Computer to a Network 79

Connecting to a LocalTalk network 81

Connecting to an Ethernet network 83

Configuring your network connection 90

8 Reinstalling Your Computer’s Software 97

When should you reinstall system software? 97

When to use the restore CDs that came with your computer 98

Using the CD-ROM disc to start up your computer 99

Reinstalling your computer’s software 101

Protect the information on your hard disk 107

Create a startup floppy disk 107

If you still have problems 107

9 Troubleshooting 109

When you have questions 109

If you have trouble 109

Solutions to common problems with your computer 114

Solutions to CD-ROM problems 127

If your computer’s performance decreases 134

Solving printer problems 135

Starting up from the

Macintosh Restore CD

136

Repairing a damaged disk 137

Initializing a hard disk 141

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