PowerBook 520, 520c, 540 and 540c Getting Started
PowerBook 520, 520c, 540, & 540c Getting Started is Apple's owner's manual for the PowerBook 500 series. The hosted PDF has 184 pages; its PDF page numbers match the printed page numbers in the chapters cited here.[1]
Contents
[edit | edit source]It covers setting up the computer, the Control Strip and control panels, power management and the batteries (chapter 6, from p. 63), expansion with the PCMCIA module and RAM, connecting printers, monitors, SCSI devices and networks, and tips and troubleshooting (chapter 12, from p. 115).
What it settles
[edit | edit source]- Recharging takes about two hours with the computer shut down or asleep and about four hours in use (p. 65).
- Use only the power adapter that came with the computer (p. 65).
- Depleted batteries left in the computer for more than two weeks, especially somewhere hot, may be damaged beyond recharging (p. 65).
- Damaged NiMH batteries can leak potassium hydroxide; wash affected skin with water for at least five minutes (p. 67).
- With one battery, discharge and recharge it fully every 90 days; with two, swap them monthly (p. 68).
What this manual does not contain
[edit | edit source]- No service procedures or specifications beyond the basics; see PowerBook 500 Series Service Source.
Pages that cite this document
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Download: PowerBook 520, 520c, 540 and 540c Getting Started.pdf (2.4 MB)
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ Apple Computer, PowerBook 520, 520c, 540, & 540c Getting Started, File:PowerBook 520, 520c, 540 and 540c Getting Started.pdf.