Document Outline

• 1 Configuring Your Server
  • Configuring the system time and date
  • Installing device drivers
  • Choosing a printer
  • Configuring your monitor
  • Choosing sound devices and alert sounds
  • Configuring the Energy Saver control panel
• 2 Configuring Your Network Connection
  • About Open Transport
  • About the default port
  • Configuring your AppleTalk network connection
  • Configuring your TCP/IP network connection
    • Configuring via a server
    • Configuring TCP/IP manually
    • Turning networking on and off
    • User modes
      • AppleTalk control panel user modes
      • TCP/IP control panel user modes
    • Setting a password
    • Getting information about your configuration
  • Working with network configurations
    • Creating a new configuration
    • Using a different configuration
    • Exporting a configuration
    • Importing a configuration
  • Hosts file format
• 3 Using Application Software
  • Using Power Macintosh programs
    • Virtual memory
    • Shared libraries
  • Using older Macintosh programs
  • Using server application programs
  • Using desktop application programs
  • Order of installing and starting programs
  • Setting up your server to restart programs automatically
  • Setting up your server to run programs at shutdown
  • Additional capabilities for your server system
  • Working with several programs at a time
    • Finding out which programs are open
    • Switching programs
    • Hiding and showing windows on the desktop
• 4 Managing Hard DIsks
  • Backing up your files
  • Using Apple RAID Software
  • Mounting volumes
  • Starting up from a CD-ROM disc
  • Initializing a hard disk
    • When do you need to initialize a hard disk?
    • How to initialize a hard disk
  • Installing system software
    • When should you reinstall system software?
    • Doing a normal installation of system software
    • Doing a clean installation of system software
• 5 Using the CD-ROM Drive
  • Inserting a CD-ROM disc
  • Ejecting a CD-ROM disc
  • Playing audio CDs
  • Working with Photo CDs
• 6 Using a DAT Drive and Tape Cassettes
  • Compatible tapes
  • Tapes supplied with the server
  • Starting up the tape drive
  • Inserting tape cassettes
  • Status lights
    • The caution signal
  • Removing tape cassettes
    • Forcing the ejection of a tape cassette
    • Locking a cassette
    • Avoiding high humidity
  • Cleaning the tape-drive heads
• 7 Troubleshooting
  • When you run into trouble
    • Start over
    • Rebuild your desktop
  • Solving typical problems
  • Solving CD-ROM problems
    • Problems using the CD-ROM drive
    • Problems using CD-ROM discs
    • Problems using ISO 9660 or High Sierra discs
    • Problems playing audio CDs
    • Problems using Photo CDs
    • Reinstalling CD-ROM software
  • Solving printer connectivity problems
  • Solving AppleTalk problems
  • Solving TCP/IP problems
  • Solving hard disk problems
    • How to test a hard disk
    • How to repair a hard disk or floppy disk
    • If Disk First Aid cannot correct the problem
• App. A Getting Help
  • Learning the basics
  • Reviewing the basics
    • Menus
    • Icons
    • Windows
  • Getting answers in Macintosh Guide
    • Getting answers with the Topics button
    • Getting answers with the Index button
    • Getting answers with the Look For button
    • Tips for using Macintosh Guide
  • Identifying objects on the screen
    • Learning useful shortcuts
• App. B Special Keys on Your Keyboard
  • Typing special characters and symbols
  • Special key combinations
• App. C Obtaining Updated Apple Software
  • Staying informed of Apple software updates
    • To subscribe
    • To unsubscribe
  • America Online
  • AppleLink
  • CompuServe
  • eWorld
  • Internet: FTP servers
  • Internet: Gopher server
  • Internet: World Wide Web sites
• Index
  • A – Ap
  • Ap – C
  • C – F
  • F – J
  • J – M
  • N – P
  • P – S
  • S – T
  • T – Z
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