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Power Macintosh 7100 User's Guide

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The Power Macintosh User's Guide for Power Macintosh 7100 series computers is Apple's 144-page owner's guide, "Includes setup, troubleshooting, and important health-related information for Power Macintosh 7100 series computers", © 1994 Apple Computer. It covers the Power Macintosh 7100, including the AV models. Page numbers below are the guide's printed numbers.

Contents

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  • Preface, Welcome to Power Macintosh (p. ix)
  • 1 Getting Started (p. 1): plugging in, installing an expansion card (3), connecting a monitor (4), turning the computer on and problems turning it on (10–13)
  • 2 Getting Help (p. 19)
  • 3 Connecting Additional Equipment (p. 31): the computer at a glance, audio equipment (34), video equipment (39), expanding memory (49), internal drives (50)
  • 4 Installing and Using Application Programs (p. 51)
  • 5 Troubleshooting (p. 57): solutions to common problems (61), monitors on AV-equipped models (76), initialising and repairing disks (81, 85), reinstalling system software (90)
  • Appendix A Health, Safety, and Maintenance Tips (p. 99; cleaning 109)
  • Appendix B Installing an Expansion Card (p. 111): cards with a DAV connector in AV models (112), NuBus power requirements (113), installing a NuBus card (113)
  • Appendix C Special Keys on Your Keyboard (p. 121); Index (123)

What it settles

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  • The combined power drawn by NuBus cards must stay within the limits given in the computer's Technical Information booklet (Appendix B, p. 113).
  • The AV models' video input, output and monitor arrangements are described for users (pp. 39, 76).

What this manual does not contain

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An owner's guide: no service procedures, part numbers or component data. Apple's service manual is Power Macintosh 7100 Series Service Source.

Pages that cite this document

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Download: Power Macintosh 7100 User's Guide (1994).pdf